Q: Is 248,048 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,048 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 248048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 37 74 148 296 419 592 838 1,676 3,352 6,704 15,503 31,006 62,012 124,024 and 248,048, with no remainder.
Since 248,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,048, it is not a prime number.