Q: Is 480,255 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 480,255 is not a prime number.

Why is 480,255 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 480255 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 101 303 317 505 951 1,515 1,585 4,755 32,017 96,051 160,085 and 480,255, with no remainder.

Since 480,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 480,255, it is not a prime number.


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