Q: Is 498,890 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 498,890 is not a prime number.

Why is 498,890 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 498890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 70 7,127 14,254 35,635 49,889 71,270 99,778 249,445 and 498,890, with no remainder.

Since 498,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,890, 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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