Q: Is 49,938 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 49,938 is not a prime number.

Why is 49,938 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 49938 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 29 41 42 58 82 87 123 174 203 246 287 406 574 609 861 1,189 1,218 1,722 2,378 3,567 7,134 8,323 16,646 24,969 and 49,938, with no remainder.

Since 49,938 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,938, it is not a prime number.


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