Q: Is 494,487 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 494,487 is not a prime number.

Why is 494,487 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 494487 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 47 63 141 167 329 423 501 987 1,169 1,503 2,961 3,507 7,849 10,521 23,547 54,943 70,641 164,829 and 494,487, with no remainder.

Since 494,487 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,487, 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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