Q: Is 489,955 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 489,955 is not a prime number.

Why is 489,955 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 489955 can be evenly divided by 1 5 29 31 109 145 155 545 899 3,161 3,379 4,495 15,805 16,895 97,991 and 489,955, with no remainder.

Since 489,955 cannot be divided by just 1 and 489,955, it is not a prime number.


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Number 489,953489,954489,956489,957
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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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