Q: Is 498,291 a Prime Number?
A: No, 498,291 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 498291 can be evenly divided by 1 3 163 489 1,019 3,057 166,097 and 498,291, with no remainder.
Since 498,291 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,291, it is not a prime number.