Q: Is 248,677 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,677 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,677 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 248677 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 37 47 143 407 481 517 611 1,739 5,291 6,721 19,129 22,607 and 248,677, with no remainder.

Since 248,677 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,677, 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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