Q: Is 478,808 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 478,808 is not a prime number.

Why is 478,808 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 478808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 5,441 10,882 21,764 43,528 59,851 119,702 239,404 and 478,808, with no remainder.

Since 478,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,808, 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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