Q: Is 496,461 a Prime Number?

A: No, 496,461 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,461 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 496461 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 47 141 329 503 987 1,509 3,521 10,563 23,641 70,923 165,487 and 496,461, with no remainder.

Since 496,461 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,461, it is not a prime number.

Number	496,459	496,460	496,462	496,463
Prime?	yes	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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