Q: Is 487,971 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 487,971 is not a prime number.

Why is 487,971 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 487971 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 31 33 53 93 99 159 279 297 341 477 583 837 1,023 1,431 1,643 1,749 3,069 4,929 5,247 9,207 14,787 15,741 18,073 44,361 54,219 162,657 and 487,971, with no remainder.

Since 487,971 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,971, it is not a prime number.


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