Q: Is 248,856 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,856 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 248856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 10,369 20,738 31,107 41,476 62,214 82,952 124,428 and 248,856, with no remainder.
Since 248,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,856, it is not a prime number.