Q: Is 496,455 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,455 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,455 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 496455 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 23 69 115 345 1,439 4,317 7,195 21,585 33,097 99,291 165,485 and 496,455, with no remainder.

Since 496,455 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,455, 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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