Q: Is 248,872 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,872 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 248872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 2,393 4,786 9,572 19,144 31,109 62,218 124,436 and 248,872, with no remainder.
Since 248,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,872, it is not a prime number.