Q: Is 488,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,072 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 488072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 19 26 38 52 76 104 152 169 247 338 361 494 676 722 988 1,352 1,444 1,976 2,888 3,211 4,693 6,422 9,386 12,844 18,772 25,688 37,544 61,009 122,018 244,036 and 488,072, with no remainder.

Since 488,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,072, 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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