Q: Is 488,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,850 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 488850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 150 3,259 6,518 9,777 16,295 19,554 32,590 48,885 81,475 97,770 162,950 244,425 and 488,850, with no remainder.

Since 488,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,850, it is not a prime number.


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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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