Q: Is 494,788 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 494,788 is not a prime number.

Why is 494,788 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 494788 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 41 82 164 287 431 574 862 1,148 1,724 3,017 6,034 12,068 17,671 35,342 70,684 123,697 247,394 and 494,788, with no remainder.

Since 494,788 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,788, it is not a prime number.


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