Q: Is 486,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 486,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 486,500 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 486500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 125 139 140 175 250 278 350 500 556 695 700 875 973 1,390 1,750 1,946 2,780 3,475 3,500 3,892 4,865 6,950 9,730 13,900 17,375 19,460 24,325 34,750 48,650 69,500 97,300 121,625 243,250 and 486,500, with no remainder.

Since 486,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,500, 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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