Q: Is 488,102,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,102,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,102,740 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 488102740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 947 1,894 3,788 4,735 9,470 18,940 25,771 51,542 103,084 128,855 257,710 515,420 24,405,137 48,810,274 97,620,548 122,025,685 244,051,370 and 488,102,740, with no remainder.

Since 488,102,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,102,740, 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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