Q: Is 499,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 499,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 499,550 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 499550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 97 103 194 206 485 515 970 1,030 2,425 2,575 4,850 5,150 9,991 19,982 49,955 99,910 249,775 and 499,550, with no remainder.

Since 499,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 499,550, 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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