Q: Is 486,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 486,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 486,342 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 486342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 41 82 123 246 369 659 738 1,318 1,977 3,954 5,931 11,862 27,019 54,038 81,057 162,114 243,171 and 486,342, with no remainder.

Since 486,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,342, 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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