Q: Is 487,137,677 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 487,137,677 is not a prime number.

Why is 487,137,677 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 487137677 can be evenly divided by 1 13 23 109 299 1,417 2,507 14,947 32,591 194,311 343,781 1,629,223 4,469,153 21,179,899 37,472,129 and 487,137,677, with no remainder.

Since 487,137,677 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,137,677, 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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