Q: Is 50,898 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 50,898 is not a prime number.

Why is 50,898 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 50898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 499 998 1,497 2,994 8,483 16,966 25,449 and 50,898, with no remainder.

Since 50,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,898, 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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