Q: Is 1,492 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,492 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,492 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 1492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 373 746 and 1,492, with no remainder.

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


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