Q: Is 494,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 494,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 494,704 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 494704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 49 56 98 112 196 392 631 784 1,262 2,524 4,417 5,048 8,834 10,096 17,668 30,919 35,336 61,838 70,672 123,676 247,352 and 494,704, with no remainder.

Since 494,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,704, it is not a prime number.


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