Q: Is 258,978 a Prime Number?
A: No, 258,978 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 258978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 2,539 5,078 7,617 15,234 43,163 86,326 129,489 and 258,978, with no remainder.
Since 258,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 258,978, it is not a prime number.