Q: Is 496,179 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,179 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,179 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 496179 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 23 27 47 51 69 141 153 207 391 423 459 621 799 1,081 1,173 1,269 2,397 3,243 3,519 7,191 9,729 10,557 18,377 21,573 29,187 55,131 165,393 and 496,179, with no remainder.

Since 496,179 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,179, 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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