Q: Is 50,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 50,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 50,720 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 50720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 317 634 1,268 1,585 2,536 3,170 5,072 6,340 10,144 12,680 25,360 and 50,720, with no remainder.

Since 50,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,720, 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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