Q: Is 496,898 a Prime Number?
A: No, 496,898 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 496898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 59 118 4,211 8,422 248,449 and 496,898, with no remainder.
Since 496,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,898, it is not a prime number.