Q: Is 499,317 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 499,317 is not a prime number.

Why is 499,317 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 499317 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 13 21 31 39 59 91 93 177 217 273 403 413 651 767 1,209 1,239 1,829 2,301 2,821 5,369 5,487 8,463 12,803 16,107 23,777 38,409 71,331 166,439 and 499,317, with no remainder.

Since 499,317 cannot be divided by just 1 and 499,317, 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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