Q: Is 256,259 a Prime Number?
A: No, 256,259 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 256259 can be evenly divided by 1 109 2,351 and 256,259, with no remainder.
Since 256,259 cannot be divided by just 1 and 256,259, it is not a prime number.