Q: Is 50,120,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 50,120,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 50,120,542 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 50120542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 43 46 86 989 1,978 25,339 50,678 582,797 1,089,577 1,165,594 2,179,154 25,060,271 and 50,120,542, with no remainder.

Since 50,120,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,120,542, 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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