Q: Is 488,612 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,612 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,612 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 488612 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 46 47 92 94 113 188 226 452 1,081 2,162 2,599 4,324 5,198 5,311 10,396 10,622 21,244 122,153 244,306 and 488,612, with no remainder.

Since 488,612 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,612, it is not a prime number.


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