Q: Is 496,592 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,592 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,592 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 496592 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 41 82 164 328 656 757 1,514 3,028 6,056 12,112 31,037 62,074 124,148 248,296 and 496,592, with no remainder.

Since 496,592 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,592, 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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