Q: Is 498,843 a Prime Number?
A: No, 498,843 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 498843 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 43 129 387 1,289 3,867 11,601 55,427 166,281 and 498,843, with no remainder.
Since 498,843 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,843, it is not a prime number.