Q: Is 249,500 a Prime Number?
A: No, 249,500 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 249500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 499 500 998 1,996 2,495 4,990 9,980 12,475 24,950 49,900 62,375 124,750 and 249,500, with no remainder.
Since 249,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,500, it is not a prime number.