Q: Is 248,298 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,298 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 248298 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 29 58 87 174 1,427 2,854 4,281 8,562 41,383 82,766 124,149 and 248,298, with no remainder.
Since 248,298 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,298, it is not a prime number.