Q: Is 496,904 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,904 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,904 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 496904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 179 347 358 694 716 1,388 1,432 2,776 62,113 124,226 248,452 and 496,904, with no remainder.

Since 496,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,904, 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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