Q: Is 248,886,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,886,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,886,704 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 248886704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 88 176 1,414,129 2,828,258 5,656,516 11,313,032 15,555,419 22,626,064 31,110,838 62,221,676 124,443,352 and 248,886,704, with no remainder.

Since 248,886,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,886,704, 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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