Q: Is 496,942 a Prime Number?
A: No, 496,942 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 496942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 241 482 1,031 2,062 248,471 and 496,942, with no remainder.
Since 496,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,942, it is not a prime number.