Primes / Is 493 prime?
Is 493 a Prime Number?
No493 = 17 x 29
493 is NOT prime: 17 × 29 = 493. That makes 17 a genuine divisor of 493 beyond 1 and 493 itself. Fully broken down, 493 = 17 × 29, for 4 divisors total. 493 sits between primes 491 and 499, 2 below and 6 above. 493 shares no factor with 2-12; 493's divisors start beyond that range. 493 is odd, digit sum 16 for 493, digital root 7 for 493. 493 has 4 primes within 10 of 493.