Q: Is 485,498 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 485,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 485,498 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 485498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 71 142 263 526 923 1,846 3,419 6,838 18,673 37,346 242,749 and 485,498, with no remainder.

Since 485,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 485,498, it is not a prime number.


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