491 is a prime number from 401-500. 491 has 2 factors, 1 and 491. It's the 94th prime number and the sixteenth prime number from 401-500.

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The numbers before[]
- The previous prime number is 487.
- 487 and 491 are four numbers apart; therefore, they are cousin primes.
- The previous prime number before 487 is 479.
- 481 is a composite number; it is the product of 13 and 37.
The numbers after[]
- The next prime number is 499.
- In particular, 493 is the product of 17 and 29, while 497 is divisible by 7.
- 503 is the next prime number after 499.