Q: Is 478,888 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 478,888 is not a prime number.

Why is 478,888 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 478888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 62 124 248 1,931 3,862 7,724 15,448 59,861 119,722 239,444 and 478,888, with no remainder.

Since 478,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,888, it is not a prime number.


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