Q: Is 488,953 a Prime Number?
A: No, 488,953 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 488953 can be evenly divided by 1 43 83 137 3,569 5,891 11,371 and 488,953, with no remainder.
Since 488,953 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,953, it is not a prime number.