Q: Is 496,674 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,674 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,674 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 496674 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 41 82 123 246 369 673 738 1,346 2,019 4,038 6,057 12,114 27,593 55,186 82,779 165,558 248,337 and 496,674, with no remainder.

Since 496,674 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,674, 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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