Q: Is 248,208 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,208 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,208 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 248208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 5,171 10,342 15,513 20,684 31,026 41,368 62,052 82,736 124,104 and 248,208, with no remainder.

Since 248,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,208, 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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