Q: Is 478,943 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 478,943 is a prime number.

Why is 478,943 a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 478943 can be evenly divided by 1 and 478,943, with no remainder.

Since 478,943 can be divided by just 1 and 478,943, it is a prime number.

Number	478,941	478,942	478,944	478,945
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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