Q: Is 248,638 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,638 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 248638 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 73 131 146 262 949 1,703 1,898 3,406 9,563 19,126 124,319 and 248,638, with no remainder.
Since 248,638 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,638, it is not a prime number.