Q: Is 248,262 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,262 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,262 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 248262 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 23 42 46 69 138 161 257 322 483 514 771 966 1,542 1,799 3,598 5,397 5,911 10,794 11,822 17,733 35,466 41,377 82,754 124,131 and 248,262, with no remainder.

Since 248,262 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,262, 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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