Q: Is 498,162 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,162 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,162 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 498162 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 29 42 58 87 174 203 406 409 609 818 1,218 1,227 2,454 2,863 5,726 8,589 11,861 17,178 23,722 35,583 71,166 83,027 166,054 249,081 and 498,162, with no remainder.

Since 498,162 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,162, it is not a prime number.


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