Q: Is 248,960 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,960 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 248960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 320 389 640 778 1,556 1,945 3,112 3,890 6,224 7,780 12,448 15,560 24,896 31,120 49,792 62,240 124,480 and 248,960, with no remainder.
Since 248,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,960, it is not a prime number.