Q: Is 498,882 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,882 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,882 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 498882 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 67 73 102 134 146 201 219 402 438 1,139 1,241 2,278 2,482 3,417 3,723 4,891 6,834 7,446 9,782 14,673 29,346 83,147 166,294 249,441 and 498,882, with no remainder.

Since 498,882 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,882, 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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