Q: Is 496,485 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,485 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,485 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 496485 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 17 33 45 51 55 59 85 99 153 165 177 187 255 295 495 531 561 649 765 885 935 1,003 1,683 1,947 2,655 2,805 3,009 3,245 5,015 5,841 8,415 9,027 9,735 11,033 15,045 29,205 33,099 45,135 55,165 99,297 165,495 and 496,485, with no remainder.

Since 496,485 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,485, it is not a prime number.


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