Q: Is 488,446 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,446 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,446 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 488446 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 139 251 278 502 973 1,757 1,946 3,514 34,889 69,778 244,223 and 488,446, with no remainder.

Since 488,446 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,446, it is not a prime number.


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Number 488,444488,445488,447488,448
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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