Q: Is 487,846 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 487,846 is not a prime number.

Why is 487,846 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 487846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 353 691 706 1,382 243,923 and 487,846, with no remainder.

Since 487,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,846, it is not a prime number.


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Number 487,844487,845487,847487,848
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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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