Q: Is 187,648 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 187,648 is not a prime number.

Why is 187,648 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 187648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 733 1,466 2,932 5,864 11,728 23,456 46,912 93,824 and 187,648, with no remainder.

Since 187,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,648, 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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