Q: Is 497,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 497,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 497,246 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 497246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 53 106 4,691 9,382 248,623 and 497,246, with no remainder.

Since 497,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,246, it is not a prime number.


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Number 497,244497,245497,247497,248
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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