Q: Is 478,855 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 478,855 is not a prime number.

Why is 478,855 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 478855 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 53 65 139 265 689 695 1,807 3,445 7,367 9,035 36,835 95,771 and 478,855, with no remainder.

Since 478,855 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,855, it is not a prime number.


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