Q: Is 496,041 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,041 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,041 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 496041 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 13 21 23 39 69 79 91 161 237 273 299 483 553 897 1,027 1,659 1,817 2,093 3,081 5,451 6,279 7,189 12,719 21,567 23,621 38,157 70,863 165,347 and 496,041, with no remainder.

Since 496,041 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,041, 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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