Q: Is 488,268 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,268 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,268 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 488268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 27 33 36 44 54 66 81 99 108 132 137 162 198 274 297 324 396 411 548 594 822 891 1,188 1,233 1,507 1,644 1,782 2,466 3,014 3,564 3,699 4,521 4,932 6,028 7,398 9,042 11,097 13,563 14,796 18,084 22,194 27,126 40,689 44,388 54,252 81,378 122,067 162,756 244,134 and 488,268, with no remainder.

Since 488,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,268, it is not a prime number.


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