Q: Is 496,538 a Prime Number?
A: No, 496,538 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 496538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 29 58 203 406 1,223 2,446 8,561 17,122 35,467 70,934 248,269 and 496,538, with no remainder.
Since 496,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,538, it is not a prime number.