Q: Is 488,994 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,994 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,994 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 488994 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 31 33 62 66 93 186 239 341 478 682 717 1,023 1,434 2,046 2,629 5,258 7,409 7,887 14,818 15,774 22,227 44,454 81,499 162,998 244,497 and 488,994, with no remainder.

Since 488,994 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,994, it is not a prime number.


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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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