Q: Is 249,740 a Prime Number?
A: No, 249,740 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 249740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 12,487 24,974 49,948 62,435 124,870 and 249,740, with no remainder.
Since 249,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,740, it is not a prime number.