Q: Is 486,800 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 486,800 is not a prime number.

Why is 486,800 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 486800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 200 400 1,217 2,434 4,868 6,085 9,736 12,170 19,472 24,340 30,425 48,680 60,850 97,360 121,700 243,400 and 486,800, with no remainder.

Since 486,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,800, 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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