Q: Is 49,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 49,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 49,968 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 49968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 347 694 1,041 1,388 2,082 2,776 3,123 4,164 5,552 6,246 8,328 12,492 16,656 24,984 and 49,968, with no remainder.

Since 49,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,968, 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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