Q: Is 496,956 a Prime Number?
A: No, 496,956 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 496956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 41,413 82,826 124,239 165,652 248,478 and 496,956, with no remainder.
Since 496,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,956, it is not a prime number.