Q: Is 248,534 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,534 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 248534 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 22 26 79 121 143 158 242 286 869 1,027 1,573 1,738 2,054 3,146 9,559 11,297 19,118 22,594 124,267 and 248,534, with no remainder.
Since 248,534 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,534, it is not a prime number.