Q: Is 488,495 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,495 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,495 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 488495 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 17 35 85 119 595 821 4,105 5,747 13,957 28,735 69,785 97,699 and 488,495, with no remainder.

Since 488,495 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,495, 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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