Q: Is 496,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,960 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 496960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 320 1,553 3,106 6,212 7,765 12,424 15,530 24,848 31,060 49,696 62,120 99,392 124,240 248,480 and 496,960, with no remainder.

Since 496,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,960, 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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