Q: Is 50,472,729 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 50,472,729 is not a prime number.

Why is 50,472,729 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 50472729 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 349 1,047 3,141 16,069 48,207 144,621 5,608,081 16,824,243 and 50,472,729, with no remainder.

Since 50,472,729 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,472,729, 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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