Q: Is 499,998 a Prime Number?
A: No, 499,998 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 499998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 167 334 499 501 998 1,002 1,497 2,994 83,333 166,666 249,999 and 499,998, with no remainder.
Since 499,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 499,998, it is not a prime number.