Q: Is 497,842 a Prime Number?
A: No, 497,842 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 497842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 59 118 4,219 8,438 248,921 and 497,842, with no remainder.
Since 497,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,842, it is not a prime number.