Q: Is 496,544 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,544 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,544 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 496544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 59 118 236 263 472 526 944 1,052 1,888 2,104 4,208 8,416 15,517 31,034 62,068 124,136 248,272 and 496,544, with no remainder.

Since 496,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,544, 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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