Q: Is 248,729 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,729 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 248729 can be evenly divided by 1 13 19 53 247 361 689 1,007 4,693 13,091 19,133 and 248,729, with no remainder.
Since 248,729 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,729, it is not a prime number.