Q: Is 940,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 940,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 940,496 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 940496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 43 86 172 344 688 1,367 2,734 5,468 10,936 21,872 58,781 117,562 235,124 470,248 and 940,496, with no remainder.

Since 940,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 940,496, 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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