Q: Is 208,848 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 208,848 is not a prime number.

Why is 208,848 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 208848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 38 48 57 76 114 152 228 229 304 456 458 687 912 916 1,374 1,832 2,748 3,664 4,351 5,496 8,702 10,992 13,053 17,404 26,106 34,808 52,212 69,616 104,424 and 208,848, with no remainder.

Since 208,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 208,848, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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