Q: Is 498,355 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,355 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,355 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 498355 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 13 17 41 55 65 85 143 187 205 221 451 533 697 715 935 1,105 2,255 2,431 2,665 3,485 5,863 7,667 9,061 12,155 29,315 38,335 45,305 99,671 and 498,355, with no remainder.

Since 498,355 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,355, 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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