Q: Is 499,999 a Prime Number?
A: No, 499,999 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 499999 can be evenly divided by 1 31 127 3,937 16,129 and 499,999, with no remainder.
Since 499,999 cannot be divided by just 1 and 499,999, it is not a prime number.