Q: Is 497,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 497,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 497,248 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 497248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 41 82 164 328 379 656 758 1,312 1,516 3,032 6,064 12,128 15,539 31,078 62,156 124,312 248,624 and 497,248, with no remainder.

Since 497,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,248, 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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