Q: Is 187,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 187,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 187,020 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 187020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 1,039 2,078 3,117 4,156 5,195 6,234 9,351 10,390 12,468 15,585 18,702 20,780 31,170 37,404 46,755 62,340 93,510 and 187,020, with no remainder.

Since 187,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,020, 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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