Q: Is 49,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 49,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 49,840 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 49840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 89 112 140 178 280 356 445 560 623 712 890 1,246 1,424 1,780 2,492 3,115 3,560 4,984 6,230 7,120 9,968 12,460 24,920 and 49,840, with no remainder.

Since 49,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,840, 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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