Q: Is 496,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,140 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 496140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 8,269 16,538 24,807 33,076 41,345 49,614 82,690 99,228 124,035 165,380 248,070 and 496,140, with no remainder.

Since 496,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,140, 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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