Q: Is 49,491 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 49,491 is not a prime number.

Why is 49,491 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 49491 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 47 81 117 141 351 423 611 1,053 1,269 1,833 3,807 5,499 16,497 and 49,491, with no remainder.

Since 49,491 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,491, 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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