Q: Is 487,904 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 487,904 is not a prime number.

Why is 487,904 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 487904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 79 158 193 316 386 632 772 1,264 1,544 2,528 3,088 6,176 15,247 30,494 60,988 121,976 243,952 and 487,904, with no remainder.

Since 487,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,904, 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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