Q: Is 248,997 a Prime Number?
A: No, 248,997 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 248997 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 71 167 213 497 501 1,169 1,491 3,507 11,857 35,571 82,999 and 248,997, with no remainder.
Since 248,997 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,997, it is not a prime number.