Q: Is 498,955 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,955 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,955 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 498955 can be evenly divided by 1 5 73 365 1,367 6,835 99,791 and 498,955, with no remainder.

Since 498,955 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,955, it is not a prime number.


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Number 498,953498,954498,956498,957
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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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