Q: Is 494,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 494,742 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 494742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 82,457 164,914 247,371 and 494,742, with no remainder.
Since 494,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 494,742, it is not a prime number.