Q: Is 496,400 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,400 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,400 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 496400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 73 80 85 100 136 146 170 200 272 292 340 365 400 425 584 680 730 850 1,168 1,241 1,360 1,460 1,700 1,825 2,482 2,920 3,400 3,650 4,964 5,840 6,205 6,800 7,300 9,928 12,410 14,600 19,856 24,820 29,200 31,025 49,640 62,050 99,280 124,100 248,200 and 496,400, with no remainder.

Since 496,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,400, it is not a prime number.


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