Q: Is 187,088 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 187,088 is not a prime number.

Why is 187,088 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 187088 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 88 176 1,063 2,126 4,252 8,504 11,693 17,008 23,386 46,772 93,544 and 187,088, with no remainder.

Since 187,088 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,088, 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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