Q: Is 488,254 a Prime Number?
A: No, 488,254 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 488254 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 89 178 211 422 1,157 2,314 2,743 5,486 18,779 37,558 244,127 and 488,254, with no remainder.
Since 488,254 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,254, it is not a prime number.