Q: Is 248,720 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,720 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 248720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 3,109 6,218 12,436 15,545 24,872 31,090 49,744 62,180 124,360 and 248,720, with no remainder.
Since 248,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,720, it is not a prime number.