Q: Is 248,860 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,860 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 248860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 46 92 115 230 460 541 1,082 2,164 2,705 5,410 10,820 12,443 24,886 49,772 62,215 124,430 and 248,860, with no remainder.
Since 248,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,860, it is not a prime number.