Q: Is 487,116 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 487,116 is not a prime number.

Why is 487,116 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 487116 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 1,933 3,866 5,799 7,732 11,598 13,531 17,397 23,196 27,062 34,794 40,593 54,124 69,588 81,186 121,779 162,372 243,558 and 487,116, with no remainder.

Since 487,116 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,116, 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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