Q: Is 688,492 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 688,492 is not a prime number.

Why is 688,492 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 688492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 67 134 268 367 469 734 938 1,468 1,876 2,569 5,138 10,276 24,589 49,178 98,356 172,123 344,246 and 688,492, with no remainder.

Since 688,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 688,492, it is not a prime number.


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