Q: Is 248,500,431 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,500,431 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,500,431 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 248500431 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 193 579 1,737 143,063 429,189 1,287,567 27,611,159 82,833,477 and 248,500,431, with no remainder.

Since 248,500,431 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,500,431, 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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