Q: Is 248,892 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,892 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,892 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 248892 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 2,963 5,926 8,889 11,852 17,778 20,741 35,556 41,482 62,223 82,964 124,446 and 248,892, with no remainder.

Since 248,892 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,892, 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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