Q: Is 482,822,877 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 482,822,877 is not a prime number.

Why is 482,822,877 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 482822877 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 43 69 129 989 2,967 162,731 488,193 3,742,813 6,997,433 11,228,439 20,992,299 160,940,959 and 482,822,877, with no remainder.

Since 482,822,877 cannot be divided by just 1 and 482,822,877, 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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