Q: Is 497,244 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 497,244 is not a prime number.

Why is 497,244 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 497244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 3,767 7,534 11,301 15,068 22,602 41,437 45,204 82,874 124,311 165,748 248,622 and 497,244, with no remainder.

Since 497,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,244, 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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