Q: Is 188,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 188,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 188,502 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 188502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 89 178 267 353 534 706 1,059 2,118 31,417 62,834 94,251 and 188,502, with no remainder.

Since 188,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,502, 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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