Q: Is 496,521 a Prime Number?

A: No, 496,521 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,521 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 496521 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 43 129 387 1,283 3,849 11,547 55,169 165,507 and 496,521, with no remainder.

Since 496,521 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,521, it is not a prime number.

Number	496,519	496,520	496,522	496,523
Prime?	no	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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