Q: Is 497,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 497,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 497,502 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 497502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 37 54 74 81 83 111 162 166 222 249 333 498 666 747 999 1,494 1,998 2,241 2,997 3,071 4,482 5,994 6,142 6,723 9,213 13,446 18,426 27,639 55,278 82,917 165,834 248,751 and 497,502, with no remainder.

Since 497,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,502, 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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