Q: Is 499,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 499,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 499,000 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 499000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 200 250 499 500 998 1,000 1,996 2,495 3,992 4,990 9,980 12,475 19,960 24,950 49,900 62,375 99,800 124,750 249,500 and 499,000, with no remainder.

Since 499,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 499,000, 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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