Q: Is 496,557 a Prime Number?
A: No, 496,557 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 496557 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 53 159 347 477 1,041 1,431 3,123 9,369 18,391 55,173 165,519 and 496,557, with no remainder.
Since 496,557 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,557, it is not a prime number.