Q: Is 50,501,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 50,501,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 50,501,421 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 50501421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 53 159 477 1,431 35,291 105,873 317,619 952,857 1,870,423 5,611,269 16,833,807 and 50,501,421, with no remainder.

Since 50,501,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,501,421, 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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