Q: Is 49,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 49,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 49,572 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 49572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 27 34 36 51 54 68 81 102 108 153 162 204 243 306 324 459 486 612 729 918 972 1,377 1,458 1,836 2,754 2,916 4,131 5,508 8,262 12,393 16,524 24,786 and 49,572, with no remainder.

Since 49,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,572, 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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