Q: Is 488,187 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,187 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,187 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 488187 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 41 49 63 81 123 147 189 243 287 369 441 567 861 1,107 1,323 1,701 2,009 2,583 3,321 3,969 6,027 7,749 9,963 11,907 18,081 23,247 54,243 69,741 162,729 and 488,187, with no remainder.

Since 488,187 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,187, 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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