Q: Is 248,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,124 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 248124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 29 31 46 58 62 69 87 92 93 116 124 138 174 186 276 348 372 667 713 899 1,334 1,426 1,798 2,001 2,139 2,668 2,697 2,852 3,596 4,002 4,278 5,394 8,004 8,556 10,788 20,677 41,354 62,031 82,708 124,062 and 248,124, with no remainder.

Since 248,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,124, it is not a prime number.


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