Q: Is 494,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 494,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 494,872 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 494872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 8,837 17,674 35,348 61,859 70,696 123,718 247,436 and 494,872, with no remainder.

Since 494,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,872, it is not a prime number.


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