Q: Is 496,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,550 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 496550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 9,931 19,862 49,655 99,310 248,275 and 496,550, with no remainder.

Since 496,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,550, 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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