Q: Is 187,040 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 187,040 is not a prime number.

Why is 187,040 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 187040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 160 167 224 280 334 560 668 835 1,120 1,169 1,336 1,670 2,338 2,672 3,340 4,676 5,344 5,845 6,680 9,352 11,690 13,360 18,704 23,380 26,720 37,408 46,760 93,520 and 187,040, with no remainder.

Since 187,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,040, 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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