Q: Is 480,996 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 480,996 is not a prime number.

Why is 480,996 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 480996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 31 36 62 93 124 186 279 372 431 558 862 1,116 1,293 1,724 2,586 3,879 5,172 7,758 13,361 15,516 26,722 40,083 53,444 80,166 120,249 160,332 240,498 and 480,996, with no remainder.

Since 480,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 480,996, it is not a prime number.


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Number 480,994480,995480,997480,998
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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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