Q: Is 498,609 a Prime Number?
A: No, 498,609 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 498609 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 59 177 313 531 939 1,593 2,817 8,451 18,467 55,401 166,203 and 498,609, with no remainder.
Since 498,609 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,609, it is not a prime number.