Q: Is 159,248 a Prime Number?
A: No, 159,248 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 159248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 37 74 148 269 296 538 592 1,076 2,152 4,304 9,953 19,906 39,812 79,624 and 159,248, with no remainder.
Since 159,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,248, it is not a prime number.