Q: Is 50,985 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 50,985 is not a prime number.

Why is 50,985 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 50985 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 33 45 55 99 103 165 309 495 515 927 1,133 1,545 3,399 4,635 5,665 10,197 16,995 and 50,985, with no remainder.

Since 50,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,985, 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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