Q: Is 494,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 494,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 494,720 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 494720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 320 640 773 1,546 3,092 3,865 6,184 7,730 12,368 15,460 24,736 30,920 49,472 61,840 98,944 123,680 247,360 and 494,720, with no remainder.

Since 494,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,720, 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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