Q: Is 478,521 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 478,521 is not a prime number.

Why is 478,521 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 478521 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 37 111 333 479 999 1,437 4,311 12,933 17,723 53,169 159,507 and 478,521, with no remainder.

Since 478,521 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,521, 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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