Q: Is 940,498 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 940,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 940,498 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 940498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 61 122 593 793 1,186 1,586 7,709 15,418 36,173 72,346 470,249 and 940,498, with no remainder.

Since 940,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 940,498, it is not a prime number.


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