Q: Is 488,605 a Prime Number?

A: No, 488,605 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,605 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 488605 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 65 7,517 37,585 97,721 and 488,605, with no remainder.

Since 488,605 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,605, it is not a prime number.

Number	488,603	488,604	488,606	488,607
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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