Q: Is 496,116 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,116 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,116 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 496116 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 13,781 27,562 41,343 55,124 82,686 124,029 165,372 248,058 and 496,116, with no remainder.

Since 496,116 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,116, 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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