Q: Is 497,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 497,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 497,488 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 497488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 31 34 59 62 68 118 124 136 236 248 272 472 496 527 944 1,003 1,054 1,829 2,006 2,108 3,658 4,012 4,216 7,316 8,024 8,432 14,632 16,048 29,264 31,093 62,186 124,372 248,744 and 497,488, with no remainder.

Since 497,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,488, 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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