Q: Is 249,496 a Prime Number?
A: No, 249,496 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 249496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 2,399 4,798 9,596 19,192 31,187 62,374 124,748 and 249,496, with no remainder.
Since 249,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,496, it is not a prime number.