Q: Is 487,230 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 487,230 is not a prime number.

Why is 487,230 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 487230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 109 149 218 298 327 447 545 654 745 894 1,090 1,490 1,635 2,235 3,270 4,470 16,241 32,482 48,723 81,205 97,446 162,410 243,615 and 487,230, with no remainder.

Since 487,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,230, 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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