Q: Is 2,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,496 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 2496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 64 78 96 104 156 192 208 312 416 624 832 1,248 and 2,496, with no remainder.

Since 2,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,496, 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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