Q: Is 257,502 a Prime Number?
A: No, 257,502 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 257502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 6,131 12,262 18,393 36,786 42,917 85,834 128,751 and 257,502, with no remainder.
Since 257,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,502, it is not a prime number.