Q: Is 248,788 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,788 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 248788 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 41 74 82 148 164 1,517 1,681 3,034 3,362 6,068 6,724 62,197 124,394 and 248,788, with no remainder.
Since 248,788 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,788, it is not a prime number.