Q: Is 248,336 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,336 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,336 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 248336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 17 22 34 44 68 83 88 136 166 176 187 272 332 374 664 748 913 1,328 1,411 1,496 1,826 2,822 2,992 3,652 5,644 7,304 11,288 14,608 15,521 22,576 31,042 62,084 124,168 and 248,336, with no remainder.

Since 248,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,336, 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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