Q: Is 248,560 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,560 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,560 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 248560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 40 52 65 80 104 130 208 239 260 478 520 956 1,040 1,195 1,912 2,390 3,107 3,824 4,780 6,214 9,560 12,428 15,535 19,120 24,856 31,070 49,712 62,140 124,280 and 248,560, with no remainder.

Since 248,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,560, 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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