Q: Is 248,500 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,500 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 248500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 71 100 125 140 142 175 250 284 350 355 497 500 700 710 875 994 1,420 1,750 1,775 1,988 2,485 3,500 3,550 4,970 7,100 8,875 9,940 12,425 17,750 24,850 35,500 49,700 62,125 124,250 and 248,500, with no remainder.
Since 248,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,500, it is not a prime number.