Q: Is 50,423,258 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 50,423,258 is not a prime number.

Why is 50,423,258 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 50423258 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 461 922 3,217 6,434 7,837 15,674 54,689 109,378 1,483,037 2,966,074 25,211,629 and 50,423,258, with no remainder.

Since 50,423,258 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,423,258, 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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