Q: Is 488,970 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,970 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,970 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 488970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 45 54 90 135 270 1,811 3,622 5,433 9,055 10,866 16,299 18,110 27,165 32,598 48,897 54,330 81,495 97,794 162,990 244,485 and 488,970, with no remainder.

Since 488,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,970, it is not a prime number.


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