Q: Is 488,142 a Prime Number?
A: No, 488,142 is 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 488142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 47 94 141 282 423 577 846 1,154 1,731 3,462 5,193 10,386 27,119 54,238 81,357 162,714 244,071 and 488,142, with no remainder.
Since 488,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,142, it is not a prime number.