Q: Is 487,984 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 487,984 is not a prime number.

Why is 487,984 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 487984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 4,357 8,714 17,428 30,499 34,856 60,998 69,712 121,996 243,992 and 487,984, with no remainder.

Since 487,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,984, 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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