Q: Is 496,738 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,738 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,738 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 496738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 67 134 337 674 737 1,474 3,707 7,414 22,579 45,158 248,369 and 496,738, with no remainder.

Since 496,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,738, 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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