Q: Is 49,878 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 49,878 is not a prime number.

Why is 49,878 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 49878 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 34 51 102 153 163 306 326 489 978 1,467 2,771 2,934 5,542 8,313 16,626 24,939 and 49,878, with no remainder.

Since 49,878 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,878, it is not a prime number.


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