Q: Is 498,388 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,388 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,388 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 498388 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 47 94 188 241 482 517 964 1,034 2,068 2,651 5,302 10,604 11,327 22,654 45,308 124,597 249,194 and 498,388, with no remainder.

Since 498,388 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,388, 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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