Q: Is 479,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 479,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 479,248 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 479248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 44 56 77 88 112 154 176 308 389 616 778 1,232 1,556 2,723 3,112 4,279 5,446 6,224 8,558 10,892 17,116 21,784 29,953 34,232 43,568 59,906 68,464 119,812 239,624 and 479,248, with no remainder.

Since 479,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 479,248, 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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