Q: Is 249,998 a Prime Number?
A: No, 249,998 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 249998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 98 2,551 5,102 17,857 35,714 124,999 and 249,998, with no remainder.
Since 249,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,998, it is not a prime number.