Q: Is 488,505 a Prime Number?

A: No, 488,505 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,505 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 488505 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 29 87 145 435 1,123 3,369 5,615 16,845 32,567 97,701 162,835 and 488,505, with no remainder.

Since 488,505 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,505, it is not a prime number.

Number	488,503	488,504	488,506	488,507
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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