Q: Is 486,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 486,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 486,423 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 486423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 49 63 147 441 1,103 3,309 7,721 9,927 23,163 54,047 69,489 162,141 and 486,423, with no remainder.

Since 486,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,423, 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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