Q: Is 1,188 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,188 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,188 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 1188 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 27 33 36 44 54 66 99 108 132 198 297 396 594 and 1,188, with no remainder.

Since 1,188 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,188, it is not a prime number.


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