Q: Is 499,902 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 499,902 is not a prime number.

Why is 499,902 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 499902 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 17 26 29 34 39 51 58 78 87 102 169 174 221 338 377 442 493 507 663 754 986 1,014 1,131 1,326 1,479 2,262 2,873 2,958 4,901 5,746 6,409 8,619 9,802 12,818 14,703 17,238 19,227 29,406 38,454 83,317 166,634 249,951 and 499,902, with no remainder.

Since 499,902 cannot be divided by just 1 and 499,902, it is not a prime number.


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