Q: Is 188,508 a Prime Number?
A: No, 188,508 is 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 188508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 69 92 138 276 683 1,366 2,049 2,732 4,098 8,196 15,709 31,418 47,127 62,836 94,254 and 188,508, with no remainder.
Since 188,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,508, it is not a prime number.