Q: Is 487,599 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 487,599 is not a prime number.

Why is 487,599 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 487599 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 31 49 93 107 147 217 321 651 749 1,519 2,247 3,317 4,557 5,243 9,951 15,729 23,219 69,657 162,533 and 487,599, with no remainder.

Since 487,599 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,599, 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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