Q: Is 494,284 a Prime Number?
A: No, 494,284 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 494284 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 127 139 254 278 508 556 889 973 1,778 1,946 3,556 3,892 17,653 35,306 70,612 123,571 247,142 and 494,284, with no remainder.
Since 494,284 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,284, it is not a prime number.