Q: Is 248,304 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,304 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,304 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 248304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 739 1,478 2,217 2,956 4,434 5,173 5,912 8,868 10,346 11,824 15,519 17,736 20,692 31,038 35,472 41,384 62,076 82,768 124,152 and 248,304, with no remainder.

Since 248,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,304, 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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