Q: Is 486,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 486,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 486,424 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 486424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 41 82 164 328 1,483 2,966 5,932 11,864 60,803 121,606 243,212 and 486,424, with no remainder.

Since 486,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,424, 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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