Q: Is 488,523,606 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,523,606 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,523,606 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 488523606 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 31 62 93 186 2,626,471 5,252,942 7,879,413 15,758,826 81,420,601 162,841,202 244,261,803 and 488,523,606, with no remainder.

Since 488,523,606 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,523,606, 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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