Q: Is 248,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,940 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 248940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 90 108 135 180 270 461 540 922 1,383 1,844 2,305 2,766 4,149 4,610 5,532 6,915 8,298 9,220 12,447 13,830 16,596 20,745 24,894 27,660 41,490 49,788 62,235 82,980 124,470 and 248,940, with no remainder.

Since 248,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,940, it is not a prime number.


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