Q: Is 496,290 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,290 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,290 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 496290 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 71 142 213 233 355 426 466 699 710 1,065 1,165 1,398 2,130 2,330 3,495 6,990 16,543 33,086 49,629 82,715 99,258 165,430 248,145 and 496,290, with no remainder.

Since 496,290 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,290, it is not a prime number.


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