Q: Is 248,490 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,490 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,490 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 248490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 30 33 45 55 66 90 99 110 165 198 251 330 495 502 753 990 1,255 1,506 2,259 2,510 2,761 3,765 4,518 5,522 7,530 8,283 11,295 13,805 16,566 22,590 24,849 27,610 41,415 49,698 82,830 124,245 and 248,490, with no remainder.

Since 248,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,490, it is not a prime number.


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