Q: Is 499,880 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 499,880 is not a prime number.

Why is 499,880 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 499880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 12,497 24,994 49,988 62,485 99,976 124,970 249,940 and 499,880, with no remainder.

Since 499,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 499,880, it is not a prime number.


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