Q: Is 144,248 a Prime Number?
A: No, 144,248 is 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 144248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 19 26 38 52 73 76 104 146 152 247 292 494 584 949 988 1,387 1,898 1,976 2,774 3,796 5,548 7,592 11,096 18,031 36,062 72,124 and 144,248, with no remainder.
Since 144,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 144,248, it is not a prime number.