Q: Is 486,016 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 486,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 486,016 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 486016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 3,797 7,594 15,188 30,376 60,752 121,504 243,008 and 486,016, with no remainder.

Since 486,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,016, 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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