Q: Is 488,656 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,656 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,656 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 488656 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 4,363 8,726 17,452 30,541 34,904 61,082 69,808 122,164 244,328 and 488,656, with no remainder.

Since 488,656 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,656, it is not a prime number.


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Number 488,654488,655488,657488,658
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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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