Q: Is 248,558 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,558 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 248558 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 31 38 62 211 422 589 1,178 4,009 6,541 8,018 13,082 124,279 and 248,558, with no remainder.
Since 248,558 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,558, it is not a prime number.