Q: Is 488,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 488,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 488,480 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 488480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 43 71 80 86 142 160 172 215 284 344 355 430 568 688 710 860 1,136 1,376 1,420 1,720 2,272 2,840 3,053 3,440 5,680 6,106 6,880 11,360 12,212 15,265 24,424 30,530 48,848 61,060 97,696 122,120 244,240 and 488,480, with no remainder.

Since 488,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 488,480, it is not a prime number.


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