Q: Is 469,887 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 469,887 is not a prime number.

Why is 469,887 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 469887 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 29 33 87 319 491 957 1,473 5,401 14,239 16,203 42,717 156,629 and 469,887, with no remainder.

Since 469,887 cannot be divided by just 1 and 469,887, 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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