Q: Is 187,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 187,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 187,720 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 187720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 19 20 26 38 40 52 65 76 95 104 130 152 190 247 260 361 380 494 520 722 760 988 1,235 1,444 1,805 1,976 2,470 2,888 3,610 4,693 4,940 7,220 9,386 9,880 14,440 18,772 23,465 37,544 46,930 93,860 and 187,720, with no remainder.

Since 187,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,720, it is not a prime number.


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