Q: Is 496,542 a Prime Number?
A: No, 496,542 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 496542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 82,757 165,514 248,271 and 496,542, with no remainder.
Since 496,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,542, it is not a prime number.