Q: Is 488,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,138 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 488138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 49 98 119 238 293 586 833 1,666 2,051 4,102 4,981 9,962 14,357 28,714 34,867 69,734 244,069 and 488,138, with no remainder.

Since 488,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,138, it is not a prime number.


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