Q: Is 49,979 a Prime Number?
A: No, 49,979 is 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 49979 can be evenly divided by 1 23 41 53 943 1,219 2,173 and 49,979, with no remainder.
Since 49,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,979, it is not a prime number.