Q: Is 496,977 a Prime Number?

A: No, 496,977 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,977 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 496977 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 12,743 38,229 165,659 and 496,977, with no remainder.

Since 496,977 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,977, it is not a prime number.

Number	496,975	496,976	496,978	496,979
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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