15248

15248 is a natural number that follows 15247 and precedes 15249. It is an even composite number and can arise in various mathematical contexts as a simple example of a number with a nontrivial prime factorization.

Prime factorization: 15248 = 2^4 × 953, where 953 is a prime. The divisors are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 953, 1906, 3812, 7624, 15248. The number has 10 positive divisors.

Arithmetic properties: The sum of divisors σ(15248) = (1+2+4+8+16) × (1+953) = 31 × 954 = 29574. Proper divisor sum is 29574 − 15248 = 14326, so 15248 is a deficient number. It is not a Harshad number in base 10, since 15248 is not divisible by the sum of its digits (1+5+2+4+8 = 20).

Representations: In hexadecimal, 15248 is 0x3B90. In binary, it is 0011101110010000.

In other contexts, the number does not have widely cited special significance beyond its role as an example of a decimal integer with the factorization 2^4 × 953.