Q: Is 496,884 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,884 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,884 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 496884 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 47 94 141 188 282 564 881 1,762 2,643 3,524 5,286 10,572 41,407 82,814 124,221 165,628 248,442 and 496,884, with no remainder.

Since 496,884 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,884, 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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