Q: Is 188,097 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 188,097 is not a prime number.

Why is 188,097 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 188097 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 13 21 39 53 91 159 169 273 371 507 689 1,113 1,183 2,067 3,549 4,823 8,957 14,469 26,871 62,699 and 188,097, with no remainder.

Since 188,097 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,097, 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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