Q: Is 498,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,480 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 498480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 31 40 48 60 62 67 80 93 120 124 134 155 186 201 240 248 268 310 335 372 402 465 496 536 620 670 744 804 930 1,005 1,072 1,240 1,340 1,488 1,608 1,860 2,010 2,077 2,480 2,680 3,216 3,720 4,020 4,154 5,360 6,231 7,440 8,040 8,308 10,385 12,462 16,080 16,616 20,770 24,924 31,155 33,232 41,540 49,848 62,310 83,080 99,696 124,620 166,160 249,240 and 498,480, with no remainder.

Since 498,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,480, 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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