Q: Is 487,832 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 487,832 is not a prime number.

Why is 487,832 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 487832 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 211 289 422 578 844 1,156 1,688 2,312 3,587 7,174 14,348 28,696 60,979 121,958 243,916 and 487,832, with no remainder.

Since 487,832 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,832, 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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