Q: Is 498,304 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,304 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,304 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 498304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 32 34 64 68 128 136 229 272 458 544 916 1,088 1,832 2,176 3,664 3,893 7,328 7,786 14,656 15,572 29,312 31,144 62,288 124,576 249,152 and 498,304, with no remainder.

Since 498,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,304, 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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