Q: Is 248,928 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,928 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,928 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 248928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 2,593 5,186 7,779 10,372 15,558 20,744 31,116 41,488 62,232 82,976 124,464 and 248,928, with no remainder.

Since 248,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,928, 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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