Q: Is 49,998 a Prime Number?
A: No, 49,998 is 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 49998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 641 1,282 1,923 3,846 8,333 16,666 24,999 and 49,998, with no remainder.
Since 49,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,998, it is not a prime number.