Q: Is 248,936 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,936 is 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 248936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 29 37 58 74 116 148 232 296 841 1,073 1,682 2,146 3,364 4,292 6,728 8,584 31,117 62,234 124,468 and 248,936, with no remainder.
Since 248,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,936, it is not a prime number.