Q: Is 486,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 486,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 486,900 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 486900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 150 180 225 300 450 541 900 1,082 1,623 2,164 2,705 3,246 4,869 5,410 6,492 8,115 9,738 10,820 13,525 16,230 19,476 24,345 27,050 32,460 40,575 48,690 54,100 81,150 97,380 121,725 162,300 243,450 and 486,900, with no remainder.

Since 486,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,900, 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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