Q: Is 498,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,900 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 498900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 150 300 1,663 3,326 4,989 6,652 8,315 9,978 16,630 19,956 24,945 33,260 41,575 49,890 83,150 99,780 124,725 166,300 249,450 and 498,900, with no remainder.

Since 498,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,900, 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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