Q: Is 49,944 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 49,944 is not a prime number.

Why is 49,944 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 49944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 2,081 4,162 6,243 8,324 12,486 16,648 24,972 and 49,944, with no remainder.

Since 49,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,944, it is not a prime number.


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