Q: Is 249,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 249,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 249,480 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 249480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 18 20 21 22 24 27 28 30 33 35 36 40 42 44 45 54 55 56 60 63 66 70 72 77 81 84 88 90 99 105 108 110 120 126 132 135 140 154 162 165 168 180 189 198 210 216 220 231 252 264 270 280 297 308 315 324 330 360 378 385 396 405 420 440 462 495 504 540 567 594 616 630 648 660 693 756 770 792 810 840 891 924 945 990 1,080 1,134 1,155 1,188 1,260 1,320 1,386 1,485 1,512 1,540 1,620 1,782 1,848 1,890 1,980 2,079 2,268 2,310 2,376 2,520 2,772 2,835 2,970 3,080 3,240 3,465 3,564 3,780 3,960 4,158 4,455 4,536 4,620 5,544 5,670 5,940 6,237 6,930 7,128 7,560 8,316 8,910 9,240 10,395 11,340 11,880 12,474 13,860 16,632 17,820 20,790 22,680 24,948 27,720 31,185 35,640 41,580 49,896 62,370 83,160 124,740 and 249,480, with no remainder.

Since 249,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,480, 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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