Q: Is 49,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 49,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 49,980 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 49980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 17 20 21 28 30 34 35 42 49 51 60 68 70 84 85 98 102 105 119 140 147 170 196 204 210 238 245 255 294 340 357 420 476 490 510 588 595 714 735 833 980 1,020 1,190 1,428 1,470 1,666 1,785 2,380 2,499 2,940 3,332 3,570 4,165 4,998 7,140 8,330 9,996 12,495 16,660 24,990 and 49,980, with no remainder.

Since 49,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,980, 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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