Q: Is 487,974 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 487,974 is not a prime number.

Why is 487,974 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 487974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 167 334 487 501 974 1,002 1,461 2,922 81,329 162,658 243,987 and 487,974, with no remainder.

Since 487,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,974, it is not a prime number.


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