Q: Is 49,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 49,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 49,420 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 49420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 353 706 1,412 1,765 2,471 3,530 4,942 7,060 9,884 12,355 24,710 and 49,420, with no remainder.

Since 49,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,420, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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