Q: Is 487,146 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 487,146 is not a prime number.

Why is 487,146 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 487146 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 61 66 121 122 183 242 363 366 671 726 1,331 1,342 2,013 2,662 3,993 4,026 7,381 7,986 14,762 22,143 44,286 81,191 162,382 243,573 and 487,146, with no remainder.

Since 487,146 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,146, 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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