Q: Is 187,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 187,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 187,240 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 187240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 31 40 62 124 151 155 248 302 310 604 620 755 1,208 1,240 1,510 3,020 4,681 6,040 9,362 18,724 23,405 37,448 46,810 93,620 and 187,240, with no remainder.

Since 187,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,240, it is not a prime number.


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