Q: Is 496,779 a Prime Number?
A: No, 496,779 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 496779 can be evenly divided by 1 3 43 129 3,851 11,553 165,593 and 496,779, with no remainder.
Since 496,779 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,779, it is not a prime number.