Q: Is 496,482 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,482 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,482 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 496482 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 11,821 23,642 35,463 70,926 82,747 165,494 248,241 and 496,482, with no remainder.

Since 496,482 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,482, 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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