Q: Is 50,179 a Prime Number?

A: No, 50,179 is not a prime number.

Why is 50,179 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 50179 can be evenly divided by 1 19 139 361 2,641 and 50,179, with no remainder.

Since 50,179 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,179, it is not a prime number.

Number	50,177	50,178	50,180	50,181
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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