Q: Is 480,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 480,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 480,998 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 480998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 43 47 86 94 119 238 301 329 602 658 731 799 1,462 1,598 2,021 4,042 5,117 5,593 10,234 11,186 14,147 28,294 34,357 68,714 240,499 and 480,998, with no remainder.

Since 480,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 480,998, 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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