Q: Is 487,492 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 487,492 is not a prime number.

Why is 487,492 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 487492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 67 68 107 134 214 268 428 1,139 1,819 2,278 3,638 4,556 7,169 7,276 14,338 28,676 121,873 243,746 and 487,492, with no remainder.

Since 487,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,492, 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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