Q: Is 488,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,240 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 488240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 34 40 68 80 85 136 170 272 340 359 680 718 1,360 1,436 1,795 2,872 3,590 5,744 6,103 7,180 12,206 14,360 24,412 28,720 30,515 48,824 61,030 97,648 122,060 244,120 and 488,240, with no remainder.

Since 488,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,240, it is not a prime number.


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