Q: Is 49,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 49,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 49,940 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 49940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 110 220 227 454 908 1,135 2,270 2,497 4,540 4,994 9,988 12,485 24,970 and 49,940, with no remainder.

Since 49,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,940, it is not a prime number.


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