Q: Is 488,889 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,889 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,889 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 488889 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 27 57 171 513 953 2,859 8,577 18,107 25,731 54,321 162,963 and 488,889, with no remainder.

Since 488,889 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,889, it is not a prime number.


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Number 488,887488,888488,890488,891
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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