Q: Is 494,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 494,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 494,740 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 494740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 29 58 116 145 290 580 853 1,706 3,412 4,265 8,530 17,060 24,737 49,474 98,948 123,685 247,370 and 494,740, with no remainder.

Since 494,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,740, it is not a prime number.


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