Q: Is 248,175,654 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,175,654 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,175,654 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 248175654 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 499 998 1,497 2,994 82,891 165,782 248,673 497,346 41,362,609 82,725,218 124,087,827 and 248,175,654, with no remainder.

Since 248,175,654 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,175,654, 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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