Q: Is 486,100 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 486,100 is not a prime number.

Why is 486,100 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 486100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 4,861 9,722 19,444 24,305 48,610 97,220 121,525 243,050 and 486,100, with no remainder.

Since 486,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,100, 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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