Q: Is 478,460 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 478,460 is not a prime number.

Why is 478,460 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 478460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 47 94 188 235 470 509 940 1,018 2,036 2,545 5,090 10,180 23,923 47,846 95,692 119,615 239,230 and 478,460, with no remainder.

Since 478,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,460, 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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