Q: Is 496,995 a Prime Number?
A: No, 496,995 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 496995 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 51 85 255 1,949 5,847 9,745 29,235 33,133 99,399 165,665 and 496,995, with no remainder.
Since 496,995 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,995, it is not a prime number.