Q: Is 262,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 262,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 262,248 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 262248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 49 56 84 98 147 168 196 223 294 392 446 588 669 892 1,176 1,338 1,561 1,784 2,676 3,122 4,683 5,352 6,244 9,366 10,927 12,488 18,732 21,854 32,781 37,464 43,708 65,562 87,416 131,124 and 262,248, with no remainder.

Since 262,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,248, 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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