Q: Is 498,920 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,920 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,920 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 498920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 12,473 24,946 49,892 62,365 99,784 124,730 249,460 and 498,920, with no remainder.

Since 498,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,920, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

Number 498,918498,919498,921498,922
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 498,920:


Ask a Question