Q: Is 2,498 a Prime Number?
A: No, 2,498 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 2498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 1,249 and 2,498, with no remainder.
Since 2,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,498, it is not a prime number.