Q: Is 249,958 a Prime Number?
A: No, 249,958 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 249958 can be evenly divided by 1 2 124,979 and 249,958, with no remainder.
Since 249,958 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,958, it is not a prime number.