Q: Is 499,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 499,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 499,748 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 499748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 101 202 404 1,237 2,474 4,948 124,937 249,874 and 499,748, with no remainder.

Since 499,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 499,748, it is not a prime number.


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