Q: Is 248,265 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,265 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 248265 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 81 135 405 613 1,839 3,065 5,517 9,195 16,551 27,585 49,653 82,755 and 248,265, with no remainder.
Since 248,265 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,265, it is not a prime number.