Q: Is 5,243,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,243,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,243,248 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 5243248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 43 86 172 344 688 7,621 15,242 30,484 60,968 121,936 327,703 655,406 1,310,812 2,621,624 and 5,243,248, with no remainder.

Since 5,243,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,243,248, 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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