Q: Is 486,918 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 486,918 is not a prime number.

Why is 486,918 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 486918 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 71 127 142 213 254 381 426 639 762 1,143 1,278 1,917 2,286 3,429 3,834 6,858 9,017 18,034 27,051 54,102 81,153 162,306 243,459 and 486,918, with no remainder.

Since 486,918 cannot be divided by just 1 and 486,918, it is not a prime number.


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