Q: Is 249,924 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 249,924 is not a prime number.

Why is 249,924 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 249924 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 59 118 177 236 353 354 706 708 1,059 1,412 2,118 4,236 20,827 41,654 62,481 83,308 124,962 and 249,924, with no remainder.

Since 249,924 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,924, it is not a prime number.


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