Q: Is 248,965 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,965 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 248965 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 29 85 101 145 493 505 1,717 2,465 2,929 8,585 14,645 49,793 and 248,965, with no remainder.
Since 248,965 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,965, it is not a prime number.