Q: Is 499,974 a Prime Number?
A: No, 499,974 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 499974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 3,623 7,246 10,869 21,738 83,329 166,658 249,987 and 499,974, with no remainder.
Since 499,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 499,974, it is not a prime number.