Q: Is 278,048 a Prime Number?
A: No, 278,048 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 278048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 8,689 17,378 34,756 69,512 139,024 and 278,048, with no remainder.
Since 278,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,048, it is not a prime number.