Q: Is 498,568 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,568 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,568 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 498568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 29 56 58 116 203 232 307 406 614 812 1,228 1,624 2,149 2,456 4,298 8,596 8,903 17,192 17,806 35,612 62,321 71,224 124,642 249,284 and 498,568, with no remainder.

Since 498,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,568, 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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