Q: Is 496,978 a Prime Number?
A: No, 496,978 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 496978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 47 94 311 622 799 1,598 5,287 10,574 14,617 29,234 248,489 and 496,978, with no remainder.
Since 496,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,978, it is not a prime number.