Q: Is 248,634 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,634 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,634 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 248634 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 38 57 114 171 342 727 1,454 2,181 4,362 6,543 13,086 13,813 27,626 41,439 82,878 124,317 and 248,634, with no remainder.

Since 248,634 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,634, 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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