Q: Is 654,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 654,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 654,248 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 654248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 49 56 98 196 392 1,669 3,338 6,676 11,683 13,352 23,366 46,732 81,781 93,464 163,562 327,124 and 654,248, with no remainder.

Since 654,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 654,248, 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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