Q: Is 482,838,852 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 482,838,852 is not a prime number.

Why is 482,838,852 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 482838852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 3,271 6,542 9,813 12,301 13,084 19,626 24,602 36,903 39,252 49,204 73,806 147,612 40,236,571 80,473,142 120,709,713 160,946,284 241,419,426 and 482,838,852, with no remainder.

Since 482,838,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 482,838,852, 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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