Q: Is 248,535 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,535 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 248535 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 27 35 45 63 105 135 189 263 315 789 945 1,315 1,841 2,367 3,945 5,523 7,101 9,205 11,835 16,569 27,615 35,505 49,707 82,845 and 248,535, with no remainder.
Since 248,535 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,535, it is not a prime number.