Is 488 a prime number?
No, 488 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 2: 488 = 2 × 244.
Is 488 prime?
Pick any whole number from 1 to 10,000.
How to work it out
- 1
A prime number has exactly two factors: 1 and itself.
- 2
It is enough to test the primes up to √488 ≈ 22.09. If none of them divides 488, it is prime.
- 3
2 divides 488 exactly, so it is not prime. Its prime factorisation is
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 488 = 2^{3} \times 61 \]Testing 488 by the primes up to its square root
| Prime | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 488 ÷ 2 | divides exactly (244) |
| 3 | 488 ÷ 3 | leaves 2 |
| 5 | 488 ÷ 5 | leaves 3 |
| 7 | 488 ÷ 7 | leaves 5 |
| 11 | 488 ÷ 11 | leaves 4 |
| 13 | 488 ÷ 13 | leaves 7 |
| 17 | 488 ÷ 17 | leaves 12 |
| 19 | 488 ÷ 19 | leaves 13 |
Questions
Is 488 a prime number?
No, 488 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 2: 488 = 2 × 244.
What is the next prime after 488?
491.
What is the prime number before 488?
487.
What are the factors of 488?
1, 2, 4, 8, 61, 122, 244, 488.