Q: Is 188,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 188,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 188,000 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 188000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 47 50 80 94 100 125 160 188 200 235 250 376 400 470 500 752 800 940 1,000 1,175 1,504 1,880 2,000 2,350 3,760 4,000 4,700 5,875 7,520 9,400 11,750 18,800 23,500 37,600 47,000 94,000 and 188,000, with no remainder.

Since 188,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,000, 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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