Q: Is 488,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,540 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 488540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 260 1,879 3,758 7,516 9,395 18,790 24,427 37,580 48,854 97,708 122,135 244,270 and 488,540, with no remainder.

Since 488,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,540, 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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