Q: Is 496,946 a Prime Number?
A: No, 496,946 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 496946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 248,473 and 496,946, with no remainder.
Since 496,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,946, it is not a prime number.