Q: Is 50,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 50,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 50,004 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 50004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 463 926 1,389 1,852 2,778 4,167 5,556 8,334 12,501 16,668 25,002 and 50,004, with no remainder.

Since 50,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,004, 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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