Q: Is 49,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 49,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 49,500 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 49500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 25 30 33 36 44 45 50 55 60 66 75 90 99 100 110 125 132 150 165 180 198 220 225 250 275 300 330 375 396 450 495 500 550 660 750 825 900 990 1,100 1,125 1,375 1,500 1,650 1,980 2,250 2,475 2,750 3,300 4,125 4,500 4,950 5,500 8,250 9,900 12,375 16,500 24,750 and 49,500, with no remainder.

Since 49,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,500, it is not a prime number.


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