Q: Is 259,216 a Prime Number?
A: No, 259,216 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 259216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 272 953 1,906 3,812 7,624 15,248 16,201 32,402 64,804 129,608 and 259,216, with no remainder.
Since 259,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,216, it is not a prime number.