Q: Is 248,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,240 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 248240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 29 40 58 80 107 116 145 214 232 290 428 464 535 580 856 1,070 1,160 1,712 2,140 2,320 3,103 4,280 6,206 8,560 12,412 15,515 24,824 31,030 49,648 62,060 124,120 and 248,240, with no remainder.

Since 248,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,240, it is not a prime number.


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