Q: Is 248,900 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,900 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 248900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 25 38 50 76 95 100 131 190 262 380 475 524 655 950 1,310 1,900 2,489 2,620 3,275 4,978 6,550 9,956 12,445 13,100 24,890 49,780 62,225 124,450 and 248,900, with no remainder.
Since 248,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,900, it is not a prime number.