Q: Is 496,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,980 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 496980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 30 33 36 44 45 55 60 66 90 99 110 132 165 180 198 220 251 330 396 495 502 660 753 990 1,004 1,255 1,506 1,980 2,259 2,510 2,761 3,012 3,765 4,518 5,020 5,522 7,530 8,283 9,036 11,044 11,295 13,805 15,060 16,566 22,590 24,849 27,610 33,132 41,415 45,180 49,698 55,220 82,830 99,396 124,245 165,660 248,490 and 496,980, with no remainder.

Since 496,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,980, it is not a prime number.


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