Q: Is 49,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 49,996 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 49996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 58 116 431 862 1,724 12,499 24,998 and 49,996, with no remainder.
Since 49,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,996, it is not a prime number.