Q: Is 498,564 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,564 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,564 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 498564 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 33 36 44 66 99 132 198 396 1,259 2,518 3,777 5,036 7,554 11,331 13,849 15,108 22,662 27,698 41,547 45,324 55,396 83,094 124,641 166,188 249,282 and 498,564, with no remainder.

Since 498,564 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,564, 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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