Q: Is 499,962 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 499,962 is not a prime number.

Why is 499,962 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 499962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 103 206 309 618 809 1,618 2,427 4,854 83,327 166,654 249,981 and 499,962, with no remainder.

Since 499,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 499,962, 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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