Q: Is 248,280 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,280 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,280 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 248280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 2,069 4,138 6,207 8,276 10,345 12,414 16,552 20,690 24,828 31,035 41,380 49,656 62,070 82,760 124,140 and 248,280, with no remainder.

Since 248,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,280, 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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