Q: Is 49,984 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 49,984 is not a prime number.

Why is 49,984 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 49984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 64 71 88 142 176 284 352 568 704 781 1,136 1,562 2,272 3,124 4,544 6,248 12,496 24,992 and 49,984, with no remainder.

Since 49,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,984, 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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