Q: Is 494,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 494,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 494,488 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 494488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 113 226 452 547 904 1,094 2,188 4,376 61,811 123,622 247,244 and 494,488, with no remainder.

Since 494,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,488, 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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