Q: Is 490,996 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 490,996 is not a prime number.

Why is 490,996 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 490996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 11,159 22,318 44,636 122,749 245,498 and 490,996, with no remainder.

Since 490,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 490,996, it is not a prime number.


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Number 490,994490,995490,997490,998
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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