Q: Is 498,435 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,435 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,435 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 498435 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 35 47 101 105 141 235 303 329 505 705 707 987 1,515 1,645 2,121 3,535 4,747 4,935 10,605 14,241 23,735 33,229 71,205 99,687 166,145 and 498,435, with no remainder.

Since 498,435 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,435, 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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