Q: Is 486,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 486,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 486,008 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 486008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 79 158 316 632 769 1,538 3,076 6,152 60,751 121,502 243,004 and 486,008, with no remainder.

Since 486,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,008, 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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