Q: Is 187,800 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 187,800 is not a prime number.

Why is 187,800 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 187800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 150 200 300 313 600 626 939 1,252 1,565 1,878 2,504 3,130 3,756 4,695 6,260 7,512 7,825 9,390 12,520 15,650 18,780 23,475 31,300 37,560 46,950 62,600 93,900 and 187,800, with no remainder.

Since 187,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,800, 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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