Q: Is 249,985 a Prime Number?
A: No, 249,985 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 249985 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 85 173 289 865 1,445 2,941 14,705 49,997 and 249,985, with no remainder.
Since 249,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,985, it is not a prime number.