Q: Is 10,494 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,494 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,494 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 10494 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 53 66 99 106 159 198 318 477 583 954 1,166 1,749 3,498 5,247 and 10,494, with no remainder.

Since 10,494 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,494, 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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