Q: Is 494,466 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 494,466 is not a prime number.

Why is 494,466 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 494466 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 61 122 183 193 366 386 427 579 854 1,158 1,281 1,351 2,562 2,702 4,053 8,106 11,773 23,546 35,319 70,638 82,411 164,822 247,233 and 494,466, with no remainder.

Since 494,466 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,466, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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