Q: Is 187,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 187,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 187,120 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 187120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 2,339 4,678 9,356 11,695 18,712 23,390 37,424 46,780 93,560 and 187,120, with no remainder.

Since 187,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,120, 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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