Q: Is 497,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 497,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 497,002 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 497002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 19 22 29 38 41 58 82 209 319 418 451 551 638 779 902 1,102 1,189 1,558 2,378 6,061 8,569 12,122 13,079 17,138 22,591 26,158 45,182 248,501 and 497,002, with no remainder.

Since 497,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,002, 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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