Q: Is 248,479 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,479 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 248479 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 49 77 461 539 3,227 5,071 22,589 35,497 and 248,479, with no remainder.
Since 248,479 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,479, it is not a prime number.