Q: Is 486,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 486,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 486,042 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 486042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 59 118 177 354 1,373 2,746 4,119 8,238 81,007 162,014 243,021 and 486,042, with no remainder.

Since 486,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,042, it is not a prime number.


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