Q: Is 498,197 a Prime Number?
A: No, 498,197 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 498197 can be evenly divided by 1 7 71,171 and 498,197, with no remainder.
Since 498,197 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,197, it is not a prime number.