Q: Is 248,536 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,536 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 248536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 47 94 188 376 661 1,322 2,644 5,288 31,067 62,134 124,268 and 248,536, with no remainder.
Since 248,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,536, it is not a prime number.