Q: Is 248,532 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,532 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,532 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 248532 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 139 149 278 298 417 447 556 596 834 894 1,668 1,788 20,711 41,422 62,133 82,844 124,266 and 248,532, with no remainder.

Since 248,532 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,532, 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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