Q: Is 796,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 796,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 796,496 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 796496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 67 134 268 536 743 1,072 1,486 2,972 5,944 11,888 49,781 99,562 199,124 398,248 and 796,496, with no remainder.

Since 796,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 796,496, it is not a prime number.


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Number 796,494796,495796,497796,498
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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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