Q: Is 496,880 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,880 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,880 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 496880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 6,211 12,422 24,844 31,055 49,688 62,110 99,376 124,220 248,440 and 496,880, with no remainder.

Since 496,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,880, 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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