Q: Is 488,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 488,742 is 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 488742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 81,457 162,914 244,371 and 488,742, with no remainder.
Since 488,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,742, it is not a prime number.