Q: Is 244,959 a Prime Number?
A: No, 244,959 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 244959 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 13 33 39 143 429 571 1,713 6,281 7,423 18,843 22,269 81,653 and 244,959, with no remainder.
Since 244,959 cannot be divided by just 1 and 244,959, it is not a prime number.