Q: Is 496,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,850 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 496850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 19 25 38 50 95 190 475 523 950 1,046 2,615 5,230 9,937 13,075 19,874 26,150 49,685 99,370 248,425 and 496,850, with no remainder.

Since 496,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,850, 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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