Q: Is 488,858 a Prime Number?
A: No, 488,858 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 488858 can be evenly divided by 1 2 244,429 and 488,858, with no remainder.
Since 488,858 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,858, it is not a prime number.