Q: Is 478,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 478,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 478,005 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 478005 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 15 33 55 165 2,897 8,691 14,485 31,867 43,455 95,601 159,335 and 478,005, with no remainder.

Since 478,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,005, 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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