Q: Is 498,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,246 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 498246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 11,863 23,726 35,589 71,178 83,041 166,082 249,123 and 498,246, with no remainder.

Since 498,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,246, it is not a prime number.


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Number 498,244498,245498,247498,248
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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