Q: Is 248,320 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,320 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,320 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 248320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 97 128 160 194 256 320 388 485 512 640 776 970 1,280 1,552 1,940 2,560 3,104 3,880 6,208 7,760 12,416 15,520 24,832 31,040 49,664 62,080 124,160 and 248,320, with no remainder.

Since 248,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,320, 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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