Q: Is 479,908 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 479,908 is not a prime number.

Why is 479,908 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 479908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 13 22 26 44 52 143 286 572 839 1,678 3,356 9,229 10,907 18,458 21,814 36,916 43,628 119,977 239,954 and 479,908, with no remainder.

Since 479,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 479,908, it is not a prime number.


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