Q: Is 50,478 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 50,478 is not a prime number.

Why is 50,478 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 50478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 47 94 141 179 282 358 537 1,074 8,413 16,826 25,239 and 50,478, with no remainder.

Since 50,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,478, 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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