Q: Is 496,837 a Prime Number?

A: No, 496,837 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,837 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 496837 can be evenly divided by 1 11 31 47 341 517 961 1,457 10,571 16,027 45,167 and 496,837, with no remainder.

Since 496,837 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,837, it is not a prime number.

Number	496,835	496,836	496,838	496,839
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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