Q: Is 4,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,248 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 4248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 59 72 118 177 236 354 472 531 708 1,062 1,416 2,124 and 4,248, with no remainder.

Since 4,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,248, it is not a prime number.


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