Q: Is 248,238 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,238 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 248238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 4,597 9,194 13,791 27,582 41,373 82,746 124,119 and 248,238, with no remainder.
Since 248,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,238, it is not a prime number.