Q: Is 476,838 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 476,838 is not a prime number.

Why is 476,838 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 476838 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 59 118 177 354 449 531 898 1,062 1,347 2,694 4,041 8,082 26,491 52,982 79,473 158,946 238,419 and 476,838, with no remainder.

Since 476,838 cannot be divided by just 1 and 476,838, 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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