Q: Is 494,556 a Prime Number?
A: No, 494,556 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 494556 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 41,213 82,426 123,639 164,852 247,278 and 494,556, with no remainder.
Since 494,556 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,556, it is not a prime number.