Q: Is 488,600 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,600 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,600 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 488600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 140 175 200 280 349 350 698 700 1,396 1,400 1,745 2,443 2,792 3,490 4,886 6,980 8,725 9,772 12,215 13,960 17,450 19,544 24,430 34,900 48,860 61,075 69,800 97,720 122,150 244,300 and 488,600, with no remainder.

Since 488,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,600, it is not a prime number.


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