Q: Is 488,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,048 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 488048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 47 59 88 94 118 176 188 236 376 472 517 649 752 944 1,034 1,298 2,068 2,596 2,773 4,136 5,192 5,546 8,272 10,384 11,092 22,184 30,503 44,368 61,006 122,012 244,024 and 488,048, with no remainder.

Since 488,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,048, 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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