Q: Is 248,880,573 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,880,573 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,880,573 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 248880573 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 79 237 711 2,133 116,681 350,043 1,050,129 3,150,387 9,217,799 27,653,397 82,960,191 and 248,880,573, with no remainder.

Since 248,880,573 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,880,573, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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