Q: Is 247,852 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 247,852 is not a prime number.

Why is 247,852 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 247852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 43 44 86 131 172 262 473 524 946 1,441 1,892 2,882 5,633 5,764 11,266 22,532 61,963 123,926 and 247,852, with no remainder.

Since 247,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,852, it is not a prime number.


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