Q: Is 496,098 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,098 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,098 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 496098 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 9,187 18,374 27,561 55,122 82,683 165,366 248,049 and 496,098, with no remainder.

Since 496,098 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,098, 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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