Q: Is 50,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 50,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 50,048 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 50048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 23 32 34 46 64 68 92 128 136 184 272 368 391 544 736 782 1,088 1,472 1,564 2,176 2,944 3,128 6,256 12,512 25,024 and 50,048, with no remainder.

Since 50,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,048, it is not a prime number.


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