Q: Is 496,915 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,915 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,915 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 496915 can be evenly divided by 1 5 23 29 115 145 149 667 745 3,335 3,427 4,321 17,135 21,605 99,383 and 496,915, with no remainder.

Since 496,915 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,915, 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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