Q: Is 496,460 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,460 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,460 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 496460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 103 206 241 412 482 515 964 1,030 1,205 2,060 2,410 4,820 24,823 49,646 99,292 124,115 248,230 and 496,460, with no remainder.

Since 496,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,460, 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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