Q: Is 248,562 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,562 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 248562 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 4,603 9,206 13,809 27,618 41,427 82,854 124,281 and 248,562, with no remainder.
Since 248,562 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,562, it is not a prime number.