Q: Is 499,499 a Prime Number?

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

Why is 499,499 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 499499 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 13 77 91 143 499 1,001 3,493 5,489 6,487 38,423 45,409 71,357 and 499,499, with no remainder.

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


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Number 499,497499,498499,500499,501
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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