Q: Is 248,704 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,704 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 248704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 32 58 64 67 116 128 134 232 268 464 536 928 1,072 1,856 1,943 2,144 3,712 3,886 4,288 7,772 8,576 15,544 31,088 62,176 124,352 and 248,704, with no remainder.
Since 248,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,704, it is not a prime number.