Q: Is 50,000,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 50,000,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 50,000,004 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 50000004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 162 324 154,321 308,642 462,963 617,284 925,926 1,388,889 1,851,852 2,777,778 4,166,667 5,555,556 8,333,334 12,500,001 16,666,668 25,000,002 and 50,000,004, with no remainder.

Since 50,000,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,000,004, 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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