Q: Is 248,760 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,760 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,760 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 248760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 72 90 120 180 360 691 1,382 2,073 2,764 3,455 4,146 5,528 6,219 6,910 8,292 10,365 12,438 13,820 16,584 20,730 24,876 27,640 31,095 41,460 49,752 62,190 82,920 124,380 and 248,760, with no remainder.

Since 248,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,760, it is not a prime number.


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