Q: Is 557,498 a Prime Number?
A: No, 557,498 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 557498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 19 34 38 323 646 863 1,726 14,671 16,397 29,342 32,794 278,749 and 557,498, with no remainder.
Since 557,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 557,498, it is not a prime number.