Q: Is 496,998 a Prime Number?
A: No, 496,998 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 496998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27,611 55,222 82,833 165,666 248,499 and 496,998, with no remainder.
Since 496,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,998, it is not a prime number.