Q: Is 494,604 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 494,604 is not a prime number.

Why is 494,604 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 494604 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 33 36 44 66 99 132 198 396 1,249 2,498 3,747 4,996 7,494 11,241 13,739 14,988 22,482 27,478 41,217 44,964 54,956 82,434 123,651 164,868 247,302 and 494,604, with no remainder.

Since 494,604 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,604, it is not a prime number.


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