Q: Is 248,496 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,496 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 248496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 31 48 62 93 124 167 186 248 334 372 496 501 668 744 1,002 1,336 1,488 2,004 2,672 4,008 5,177 8,016 10,354 15,531 20,708 31,062 41,416 62,124 82,832 124,248 and 248,496, with no remainder.
Since 248,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,496, it is not a prime number.