Q: Is 496,104 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,104 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,104 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 496104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 2,953 5,906 8,859 11,812 17,718 20,671 23,624 35,436 41,342 62,013 70,872 82,684 124,026 165,368 248,052 and 496,104, with no remainder.

Since 496,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,104, 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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