Q: Is 487,884 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 487,884 is not a prime number.

Why is 487,884 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 487884 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 109 218 327 373 436 654 746 1,119 1,308 1,492 2,238 4,476 40,657 81,314 121,971 162,628 243,942 and 487,884, with no remainder.

Since 487,884 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,884, 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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