Q: Is 50,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 50,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 50,900 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 50900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 509 1,018 2,036 2,545 5,090 10,180 12,725 25,450 and 50,900, with no remainder.

Since 50,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,900, 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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