Q: Is 496,015 a Prime Number?

A: No, 496,015 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,015 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 496015 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 65 169 587 845 2,935 7,631 38,155 99,203 and 496,015, with no remainder.

Since 496,015 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,015, it is not a prime number.

Number	496,013	496,014	496,016	496,017
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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