Q: Is 248,865 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,865 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 248865 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 47 141 235 353 705 1,059 1,765 5,295 16,591 49,773 82,955 and 248,865, with no remainder.
Since 248,865 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,865, it is not a prime number.