Q: Is 187,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 187,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 187,248 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 187248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 47 48 83 94 141 166 188 249 282 332 376 498 564 664 752 996 1,128 1,328 1,992 2,256 3,901 3,984 7,802 11,703 15,604 23,406 31,208 46,812 62,416 93,624 and 187,248, with no remainder.

Since 187,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,248, 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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