Q: Is 249,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 249,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 249,850 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 249850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 19 25 38 50 95 190 263 475 526 950 1,315 2,630 4,997 6,575 9,994 13,150 24,985 49,970 124,925 and 249,850, with no remainder.

Since 249,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,850, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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