Q: Is 485,499 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 485,499 is not a prime number.

Why is 485,499 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 485499 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 61 183 379 427 1,137 1,281 2,653 7,959 23,119 69,357 161,833 and 485,499, with no remainder.

Since 485,499 cannot be divided by just 1 and 485,499, 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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