Q: Is 187,760 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 187,760 is not a prime number.

Why is 187,760 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 187760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 2,347 4,694 9,388 11,735 18,776 23,470 37,552 46,940 93,880 and 187,760, with no remainder.

Since 187,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,760, 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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