Q: Is 488,053 a Prime Number?

A: No, 488,053 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,053 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 488053 can be evenly divided by 1 17 19 323 1,511 25,687 28,709 and 488,053, with no remainder.

Since 488,053 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,053, it is not a prime number.

Number	488,051	488,052	488,054	488,055
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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