Q: Is 188,487 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 188,487 is not a prime number.

Why is 188,487 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 188487 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 81 117 179 351 537 1,053 1,611 2,327 4,833 6,981 14,499 20,943 62,829 and 188,487, with no remainder.

Since 188,487 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,487, 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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