Q: Is 486,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 486,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 486,240 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 486240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 160 240 480 1,013 2,026 3,039 4,052 5,065 6,078 8,104 10,130 12,156 15,195 16,208 20,260 24,312 30,390 32,416 40,520 48,624 60,780 81,040 97,248 121,560 162,080 243,120 and 486,240, with no remainder.

Since 486,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,240, it is not a prime number.


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