Q: Is 496,457 a Prime Number?
A: No, 496,457 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 496457 can be evenly divided by 1 13 38,189 and 496,457, with no remainder.
Since 496,457 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,457, it is not a prime number.