Q: Is 488,172 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,172 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,172 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 488172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 2,393 4,786 7,179 9,572 14,358 28,716 40,681 81,362 122,043 162,724 244,086 and 488,172, with no remainder.

Since 488,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,172, it is not a prime number.


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