Q: Is 498,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,024 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 498024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 6,917 13,834 20,751 27,668 41,502 55,336 62,253 83,004 124,506 166,008 249,012 and 498,024, with no remainder.

Since 498,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,024, 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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