Q: Is 488,808 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,808 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,808 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 488808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 31 36 54 62 72 73 93 108 124 146 186 216 219 248 279 292 372 438 558 584 657 744 837 876 1,116 1,314 1,674 1,752 1,971 2,232 2,263 2,628 3,348 3,942 4,526 5,256 6,696 6,789 7,884 9,052 13,578 15,768 18,104 20,367 27,156 40,734 54,312 61,101 81,468 122,202 162,936 244,404 and 488,808, with no remainder.

Since 488,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,808, it is not a prime number.


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