Q: Is 498,760 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,760 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,760 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 498760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 37 40 74 148 185 296 337 370 674 740 1,348 1,480 1,685 2,696 3,370 6,740 12,469 13,480 24,938 49,876 62,345 99,752 124,690 249,380 and 498,760, with no remainder.

Since 498,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,760, it is not a prime number.


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