Q: Is 496,148 a Prime Number?

A: No, 496,148 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,148 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 496148 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 71 142 284 1,747 3,494 6,988 124,037 248,074 and 496,148, with no remainder.

Since 496,148 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,148, it is not a prime number.

Number	496,146	496,147	496,149	496,150
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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