Q: Is 479,955 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 479,955 is not a prime number.

Why is 479,955 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 479955 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 35 49 105 147 245 653 735 1,959 3,265 4,571 9,795 13,713 22,855 31,997 68,565 95,991 159,985 and 479,955, with no remainder.

Since 479,955 cannot be divided by just 1 and 479,955, it is not a prime number.


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