Q: Is 497,198 a Prime Number?

A: No, 497,198 is not a prime number.

Why is 497,198 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 497198 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 169 338 1,471 2,942 19,123 38,246 248,599 and 497,198, with no remainder.

Since 497,198 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,198, it is not a prime number.

Number	497,196	497,197	497,199	497,200
Prime?	no	yes	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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