Q: Is 248,300 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,300 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,300 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 248300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 100 130 191 260 325 382 650 764 955 1,300 1,910 2,483 3,820 4,775 4,966 9,550 9,932 12,415 19,100 24,830 49,660 62,075 124,150 and 248,300, with no remainder.

Since 248,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,300, it is not a prime number.


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