Q: Is 487,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 487,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 487,480 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 487480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 1,741 3,482 6,964 8,705 12,187 13,928 17,410 24,374 34,820 48,748 60,935 69,640 97,496 121,870 243,740 and 487,480, with no remainder.

Since 487,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,480, it is not a prime number.


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