Q: Is 248,642 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,642 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 248642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 71 103 142 206 1,207 1,751 2,414 3,502 7,313 14,626 124,321 and 248,642, with no remainder.
Since 248,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,642, it is not a prime number.