Q: Is 487,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 487,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 487,942 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 487942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 26 49 91 98 182 383 637 766 1,274 2,681 4,979 5,362 9,958 18,767 34,853 37,534 69,706 243,971 and 487,942, with no remainder.

Since 487,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,942, it is not a prime number.


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