Q: Is 498,250 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,250 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,250 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 498250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 125 250 1,993 3,986 9,965 19,930 49,825 99,650 249,125 and 498,250, with no remainder.

Since 498,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,250, it is not a prime number.


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Number 498,248498,249498,251498,252
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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