Q: Is 247,872 a Prime Number?
A: No, 247,872 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 247872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 192 1,291 2,582 3,873 5,164 7,746 10,328 15,492 20,656 30,984 41,312 61,968 82,624 123,936 and 247,872, with no remainder.
Since 247,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,872, it is not a prime number.