Q: Is 248,299,513 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,299,513 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,299,513 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 248299513 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 23 49 77 161 253 539 1,127 1,771 12,397 20,029 140,203 220,319 460,667 981,421 1,542,233 3,224,669 5,067,337 10,795,631 22,572,683 35,471,359 and 248,299,513, with no remainder.

Since 248,299,513 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,299,513, 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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