494998

494998 is a natural number that follows 494997 and precedes 494999 in the sequence of integers. It is an even number, as it is divisible by 2 without leaving a remainder. In base 10, it is written as four nines followed by an eight. The number 494998 can be expressed in scientific notation as 4.94998 x 10^5. It is not a prime number, as it has factors other than 1 and itself; specifically, it is divisible by 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 81, 162, 243, 486, 729, 1458, 2187, 2916, 5832, 8748, 17496, 29169, 58339, 87499, 174998, and 249999. The sum of its digits is 33, which is divisible by 3, confirming that 494998 is divisible by 3.