Q: Is 497,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 497,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 497,216 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 497216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 32 34 64 68 136 272 457 544 914 1,088 1,828 3,656 7,312 7,769 14,624 15,538 29,248 31,076 62,152 124,304 248,608 and 497,216, with no remainder.

Since 497,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,216, 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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