Q: Is 498,560 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,560 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,560 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 498560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 32 38 40 41 64 76 80 82 95 128 152 160 164 190 205 304 320 328 380 410 608 640 656 760 779 820 1,216 1,312 1,520 1,558 1,640 2,432 2,624 3,040 3,116 3,280 3,895 5,248 6,080 6,232 6,560 7,790 12,160 12,464 13,120 15,580 24,928 26,240 31,160 49,856 62,320 99,712 124,640 249,280 and 498,560, with no remainder.

Since 498,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,560, 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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