Q: Is 878,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 878,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 878,480 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 878480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 79 80 139 158 278 316 395 556 632 695 790 1,112 1,264 1,390 1,580 2,224 2,780 3,160 5,560 6,320 10,981 11,120 21,962 43,924 54,905 87,848 109,810 175,696 219,620 439,240 and 878,480, with no remainder.

Since 878,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 878,480, it is not a prime number.


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