Q: Is 248,456 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,456 is 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 248456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 2,389 4,778 9,556 19,112 31,057 62,114 124,228 and 248,456, with no remainder.
Since 248,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,456, it is not a prime number.