Q: Is 248,454 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,454 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,454 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 248454 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 43 54 86 107 129 214 258 321 387 642 774 963 1,161 1,926 2,322 2,889 4,601 5,778 9,202 13,803 27,606 41,409 82,818 124,227 and 248,454, with no remainder.

Since 248,454 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,454, 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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