Q: Is 486,456 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 486,456 is not a prime number.

Why is 486,456 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 486456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 20,269 40,538 60,807 81,076 121,614 162,152 243,228 and 486,456, with no remainder.

Since 486,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,456, 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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