Q: Is 488,916 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,916 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,916 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 488916 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 162 243 324 486 503 972 1,006 1,509 2,012 3,018 4,527 6,036 9,054 13,581 18,108 27,162 40,743 54,324 81,486 122,229 162,972 244,458 and 488,916, with no remainder.

Since 488,916 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,916, it is not a prime number.


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