Q: Is 496,221 a Prime Number?

A: No, 496,221 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,221 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 496221 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 121 363 1,367 4,101 15,037 45,111 165,407 and 496,221, with no remainder.

Since 496,221 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,221, it is not a prime number.

Number	496,219	496,220	496,222	496,223
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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