Q: Is 259,000 a Prime Number?
A: No, 259,000 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 259000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 37 40 50 56 70 74 100 125 140 148 175 185 200 250 259 280 296 350 370 500 518 700 740 875 925 1,000 1,036 1,295 1,400 1,480 1,750 1,850 2,072 2,590 3,500 3,700 4,625 5,180 6,475 7,000 7,400 9,250 10,360 12,950 18,500 25,900 32,375 37,000 51,800 64,750 129,500 and 259,000, with no remainder.
Since 259,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,000, it is not a prime number.