Q: Is 496,988 a Prime Number?
A: No, 496,988 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 496988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 124,247 248,494 and 496,988, with no remainder.
Since 496,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,988, it is not a prime number.