Q: Is 496,638 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,638 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,638 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 496638 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 27 34 51 54 102 153 306 459 541 918 1,082 1,623 3,246 4,869 9,197 9,738 14,607 18,394 27,591 29,214 55,182 82,773 165,546 248,319 and 496,638, with no remainder.

Since 496,638 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,638, 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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