Q: Is 496,665 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,665 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,665 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 496665 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 27 39 45 65 117 135 195 283 351 585 849 1,415 1,755 2,547 3,679 4,245 7,641 11,037 12,735 18,395 33,111 38,205 55,185 99,333 165,555 and 496,665, with no remainder.

Since 496,665 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,665, 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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