Q: Is 498,946 a Prime Number?
A: No, 498,946 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 498946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 157 227 314 454 1,099 1,589 2,198 3,178 35,639 71,278 249,473 and 498,946, with no remainder.
Since 498,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 498,946, it is not a prime number.