To determine if 492 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 492.
If the factors of 492 are only 492 and 1, then we know that 492 is a prime number. Otherwise, 492 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 492 is only divisible by 1 and 492, then it is a prime number, and if 492 is divisible by more than 492 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 492 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 41, 82, 123, 164, 246, 492
Therefore, since 492 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 492 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 493 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 492 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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