Q: Is 187,245 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 187,245 is not a prime number.

Why is 187,245 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 187245 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 19 27 45 57 73 95 135 171 219 285 365 513 657 855 1,095 1,387 1,971 2,565 3,285 4,161 6,935 9,855 12,483 20,805 37,449 62,415 and 187,245, with no remainder.

Since 187,245 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,245, 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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