Q: Is 496,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 496,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 496,720 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 496720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 280 560 887 1,774 3,548 4,435 6,209 7,096 8,870 12,418 14,192 17,740 24,836 31,045 35,480 49,672 62,090 70,960 99,344 124,180 248,360 and 496,720, with no remainder.

Since 496,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,720, 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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