Q: Is 499,970 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 499,970 is not a prime number.

Why is 499,970 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 499970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 34 85 170 173 289 346 578 865 1,445 1,730 2,890 2,941 5,882 14,705 29,410 49,997 99,994 249,985 and 499,970, with no remainder.

Since 499,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 499,970, it is not a prime number.


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