Q: Is 488,901 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,901 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,901 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 488901 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 31 93 217 651 751 2,253 5,257 15,771 23,281 69,843 162,967 and 488,901, with no remainder.

Since 488,901 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,901, it is not a prime number.


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Number 488,899488,900488,902488,903
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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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