Q: Is 249,885 a Prime Number?
A: No, 249,885 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 249885 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 81 135 405 617 1,851 3,085 5,553 9,255 16,659 27,765 49,977 83,295 and 249,885, with no remainder.
Since 249,885 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,885, it is not a prime number.