Q: Is 498,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,020 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 498020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 37 74 148 185 370 673 740 1,346 2,692 3,365 6,730 13,460 24,901 49,802 99,604 124,505 249,010 and 498,020, with no remainder.

Since 498,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,020, it is not a prime number.


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Number 498,018498,019498,021498,022
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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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