Q: Is 499,942 a Prime Number?
A: No, 499,942 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 499942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 249,971 and 499,942, with no remainder.
Since 499,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 499,942, it is not a prime number.