Q: Is 50,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 50,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 50,500 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 50500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 101 125 202 250 404 500 505 1,010 2,020 2,525 5,050 10,100 12,625 25,250 and 50,500, with no remainder.

Since 50,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,500, 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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