Q: Is 489,144 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 489,144 is not a prime number.

Why is 489,144 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 489144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 89 178 229 267 356 458 534 687 712 916 1,068 1,374 1,832 2,136 2,748 5,496 20,381 40,762 61,143 81,524 122,286 163,048 244,572 and 489,144, with no remainder.

Since 489,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 489,144, 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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