Q: Is 259,550 a Prime Number?
A: No, 259,550 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 259550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 29 50 58 145 179 290 358 725 895 1,450 1,790 4,475 5,191 8,950 10,382 25,955 51,910 129,775 and 259,550, with no remainder.
Since 259,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,550, it is not a prime number.