Q: Is 488,555,661 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,555,661 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,555,661 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 488555661 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 167 501 1,837 5,511 88,651 265,953 975,161 2,925,483 14,804,717 44,414,151 162,851,887 and 488,555,661, with no remainder.

Since 488,555,661 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,555,661, 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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