Q: Is 248,588 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,588 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 248588 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 58 116 2,143 4,286 8,572 62,147 124,294 and 248,588, with no remainder.
Since 248,588 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,588, it is not a prime number.