Q: Is 248,600 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,600 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,600 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 248600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 88 100 110 113 200 220 226 275 440 452 550 565 904 1,100 1,130 1,243 2,200 2,260 2,486 2,825 4,520 4,972 5,650 6,215 9,944 11,300 12,430 22,600 24,860 31,075 49,720 62,150 124,300 and 248,600, with no remainder.

Since 248,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,600, it is not a prime number.


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