Q: Is 488,611,476 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,611,476 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,611,476 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 488611476 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 13,572,541 27,145,082 40,717,623 54,290,164 81,435,246 122,152,869 162,870,492 244,305,738 and 488,611,476, with no remainder.

Since 488,611,476 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,611,476, 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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