Q: Is 50,006 a Prime Number?

A: No, 50,006 is not a prime number.

Why is 50,006 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 50006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 2,273 4,546 25,003 and 50,006, with no remainder.

Since 50,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,006, it is not a prime number.

Number	50,004	50,005	50,007	50,008
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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