Q: Is 488,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,840 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 488840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 40 44 55 88 101 110 121 202 220 242 404 440 484 505 605 808 968 1,010 1,111 1,210 2,020 2,222 2,420 4,040 4,444 4,840 5,555 8,888 11,110 12,221 22,220 24,442 44,440 48,884 61,105 97,768 122,210 244,420 and 488,840, with no remainder.

Since 488,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,840, it is not a prime number.


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