Q: Is 498,684 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,684 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,684 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 498684 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 29 58 87 116 174 348 1,433 2,866 4,299 5,732 8,598 17,196 41,557 83,114 124,671 166,228 249,342 and 498,684, with no remainder.

Since 498,684 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,684, 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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