Q: Is 496,001 a Prime Number?

A: No, 496,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,001 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 496001 can be evenly divided by 1 11 67 673 737 7,403 45,091 and 496,001, with no remainder.

Since 496,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,001, it is not a prime number.

Number	495,999	496,000	496,002	496,003
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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