Q: Is 496,905 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,905 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,905 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 496905 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 157 211 471 633 785 1,055 2,355 3,165 33,127 99,381 165,635 and 496,905, with no remainder.

Since 496,905 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,905, 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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