Q: Is 249,501 a Prime Number?
A: No, 249,501 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 249501 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 109 327 763 2,289 11,881 35,643 83,167 and 249,501, with no remainder.
Since 249,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,501, it is not a prime number.