Q: Is 188,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 188,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 188,480 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 188480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 31 32 38 40 62 64 76 80 95 124 152 155 160 190 248 304 310 320 380 496 589 608 620 760 992 1,178 1,216 1,240 1,520 1,984 2,356 2,480 2,945 3,040 4,712 4,960 5,890 6,080 9,424 9,920 11,780 18,848 23,560 37,696 47,120 94,240 and 188,480, with no remainder.

Since 188,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,480, 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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