Q: Is 438,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 438,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 438,496 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 438496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 71 142 193 284 386 568 772 1,136 1,544 2,272 3,088 6,176 13,703 27,406 54,812 109,624 219,248 and 438,496, with no remainder.

Since 438,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 438,496, 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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