Q: Is 494,952 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 494,952 is not a prime number.

Why is 494,952 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 494952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 41 82 123 164 246 328 492 503 984 1,006 1,509 2,012 3,018 4,024 6,036 12,072 20,623 41,246 61,869 82,492 123,738 164,984 247,476 and 494,952, with no remainder.

Since 494,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,952, 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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