Q: Is 248,880 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,880 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,880 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 248880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 34 40 48 51 60 61 68 80 85 102 120 122 136 170 183 204 240 244 255 272 305 340 366 408 488 510 610 680 732 816 915 976 1,020 1,037 1,220 1,360 1,464 1,830 2,040 2,074 2,440 2,928 3,111 3,660 4,080 4,148 4,880 5,185 6,222 7,320 8,296 10,370 12,444 14,640 15,555 16,592 20,740 24,888 31,110 41,480 49,776 62,220 82,960 124,440 and 248,880, with no remainder.

Since 248,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,880, it is not a prime number.


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