Q: Is 496,622 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,622 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,622 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 496622 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 19 38 133 266 1,867 3,734 13,069 26,138 35,473 70,946 248,311 and 496,622, with no remainder.

Since 496,622 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,622, 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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