Q: Is 496,989 a Prime Number?
A: No, 496,989 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 496989 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 79 233 237 699 711 2,097 2,133 6,291 18,407 55,221 165,663 and 496,989, with no remainder.
Since 496,989 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,989, it is not a prime number.