Q: Is 248,992 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,992 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 248992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 32 62 124 248 251 496 502 992 1,004 2,008 4,016 7,781 8,032 15,562 31,124 62,248 124,496 and 248,992, with no remainder.
Since 248,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,992, it is not a prime number.