Q: Is 248,589 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,589 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 248589 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 31 33 81 93 99 243 279 297 341 729 837 891 1,023 2,511 2,673 3,069 7,533 8,019 9,207 22,599 27,621 82,863 and 248,589, with no remainder.
Since 248,589 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,589, it is not a prime number.