Q: Is 494,884 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 494,884 is not a prime number.

Why is 494,884 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 494884 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 31 52 62 124 307 403 614 806 1,228 1,612 3,991 7,982 9,517 15,964 19,034 38,068 123,721 247,442 and 494,884, with no remainder.

Since 494,884 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,884, 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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