Q: Is 487,300 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 487,300 is not a prime number.

Why is 487,300 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 487300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 100 110 220 275 443 550 886 1,100 1,772 2,215 4,430 4,873 8,860 9,746 11,075 19,492 22,150 24,365 44,300 48,730 97,460 121,825 243,650 and 487,300, with no remainder.

Since 487,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,300, 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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