Q: Is 486,852 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 486,852 is not a prime number.

Why is 486,852 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 486852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 29 58 87 116 174 348 1,399 2,798 4,197 5,596 8,394 16,788 40,571 81,142 121,713 162,284 243,426 and 486,852, with no remainder.

Since 486,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,852, 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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