Q: Is 187,560 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 187,560 is not a prime number.

Why is 187,560 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 187560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 72 90 120 180 360 521 1,042 1,563 2,084 2,605 3,126 4,168 4,689 5,210 6,252 7,815 9,378 10,420 12,504 15,630 18,756 20,840 23,445 31,260 37,512 46,890 62,520 93,780 and 187,560, with no remainder.

Since 187,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,560, 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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