Q: Is 495,908 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 495,908 is not a prime number.

Why is 495,908 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 495908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 89 178 199 356 398 623 796 1,246 1,393 2,492 2,786 5,572 17,711 35,422 70,844 123,977 247,954 and 495,908, with no remainder.

Since 495,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 495,908, 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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