Q: Is 497,500 a Prime Number?
A: No, 497,500 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 497500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 199 250 398 500 625 796 995 1,250 1,990 2,500 3,980 4,975 9,950 19,900 24,875 49,750 99,500 124,375 248,750 and 497,500, with no remainder.
Since 497,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,500, it is not a prime number.