Q: Is 248,829 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,829 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,829 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 248829 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 17 21 41 51 119 123 287 289 357 697 861 867 2,023 2,091 4,879 6,069 11,849 14,637 35,547 82,943 and 248,829, with no remainder.

Since 248,829 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,829, it is not a prime number.


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