Q: Is 488,853 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,853 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,853 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 488853 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 29 87 261 1,873 5,619 16,857 54,317 162,951 and 488,853, with no remainder.

Since 488,853 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,853, it is not a prime number.


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Number 488,851488,852488,854488,855
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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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