Q: Is 248,492 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,492 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 248492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 37 46 73 74 92 146 148 292 851 1,679 1,702 2,701 3,358 3,404 5,402 6,716 10,804 62,123 124,246 and 248,492, with no remainder.
Since 248,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,492, it is not a prime number.