Q: Is 493,998 a Prime Number?
A: No, 493,998 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 493998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 281 293 562 586 843 879 1,686 1,758 82,333 164,666 246,999 and 493,998, with no remainder.
Since 493,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 493,998, it is not a prime number.