Q: Is 486,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 486,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 486,700 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 486700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 31 50 62 100 124 155 157 310 314 620 628 775 785 1,550 1,570 3,100 3,140 3,925 4,867 7,850 9,734 15,700 19,468 24,335 48,670 97,340 121,675 243,350 and 486,700, with no remainder.

Since 486,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,700, 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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