Q: Is 50,996 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 50,996 is not a prime number.

Why is 50,996 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 50996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 19 22 38 44 61 76 122 209 244 418 671 836 1,159 1,342 2,318 2,684 4,636 12,749 25,498 and 50,996, with no remainder.

Since 50,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,996, 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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