Q: Is 248,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,000 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 248000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 31 32 40 50 62 64 80 100 124 125 155 160 200 248 250 310 320 400 496 500 620 775 800 992 1,000 1,240 1,550 1,600 1,984 2,000 2,480 3,100 3,875 4,000 4,960 6,200 7,750 8,000 9,920 12,400 15,500 24,800 31,000 49,600 62,000 124,000 and 248,000, with no remainder.

Since 248,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,000, it is not a prime number.


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