Q: Is 986,492 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 986,492 is not a prime number.

Why is 986,492 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 986492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 61 122 244 311 622 793 1,244 1,586 3,172 4,043 8,086 16,172 18,971 37,942 75,884 246,623 493,246 and 986,492, with no remainder.

Since 986,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 986,492, 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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