Q: Is 50,510,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 50,510,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 50,510,142 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 50510142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 311,791 623,582 935,373 1,870,746 2,806,119 5,612,238 8,418,357 16,836,714 25,255,071 and 50,510,142, with no remainder.

Since 50,510,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,510,142, 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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