Q: Is 487,422 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 487,422 is not a prime number.

Why is 487,422 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 487422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 234 2,083 4,166 6,249 12,498 18,747 27,079 37,494 54,158 81,237 162,474 243,711 and 487,422, with no remainder.

Since 487,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,422, it is not a prime number.


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