Q: Is 119,888 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 119,888 is not a prime number.

Why is 119,888 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 119888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 59 118 127 236 254 472 508 944 1,016 2,032 7,493 14,986 29,972 59,944 and 119,888, with no remainder.

Since 119,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 119,888, it is not a prime number.


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