Q: Is 496,957 a Prime Number?
A: No, 496,957 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 496957 can be evenly divided by 1 59 8,423 and 496,957, with no remainder.
Since 496,957 cannot be divided by just 1 and 496,957, it is not a prime number.