Q: Is 250,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,048 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 250048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 3,907 7,814 15,628 31,256 62,512 125,024 and 250,048, with no remainder.

Since 250,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,048, it is not a prime number.


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