Q: Is 188,275 a Prime Number?

A: No, 188,275 is not a prime number.

Why is 188,275 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 188275 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 25 85 425 443 2,215 7,531 11,075 37,655 and 188,275, with no remainder.

Since 188,275 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,275, it is not a prime number.

Number	188,273	188,274	188,276	188,277
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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