Q: Is 497,898 a Prime Number?
A: No, 497,898 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 497898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 139 199 278 398 417 597 834 1,194 1,251 1,791 2,502 3,582 27,661 55,322 82,983 165,966 248,949 and 497,898, with no remainder.
Since 497,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 497,898, it is not a prime number.