Q: Is 248,335,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,335,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,335,216 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 248335216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 47 94 188 376 752 330,233 660,466 1,320,932 2,641,864 5,283,728 15,520,951 31,041,902 62,083,804 124,167,608 and 248,335,216, with no remainder.

Since 248,335,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,335,216, 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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