Q: Is 1,248 a Prime Number?
A: No, 1,248 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 1248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 78 96 104 156 208 312 416 624 and 1,248, with no remainder.
Since 1,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,248, it is not a prime number.