Q: Is 187,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 187,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 187,850 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 187850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 17 25 26 34 50 65 85 130 170 221 289 325 425 442 578 650 850 1,105 1,445 2,210 2,890 3,757 5,525 7,225 7,514 11,050 14,450 18,785 37,570 93,925 and 187,850, with no remainder.

Since 187,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,850, 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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