Q: Is 50,508,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 50,508,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 50,508,012 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 50508012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 59 118 177 236 354 708 71,339 142,678 214,017 285,356 428,034 856,068 4,209,001 8,418,002 12,627,003 16,836,004 25,254,006 and 50,508,012, with no remainder.

Since 50,508,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,508,012, 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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