Q: Is 497,142 a Prime Number?
A: No, 497,142 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 497142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 71 142 213 389 426 639 778 1,167 1,278 2,334 3,501 7,002 27,619 55,238 82,857 165,714 248,571 and 497,142, with no remainder.
Since 497,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,142, it is not a prime number.