Q: Is 188,605 a Prime Number?

A: No, 188,605 is not a prime number.

Why is 188,605 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 188605 can be evenly divided by 1 5 67 335 563 2,815 37,721 and 188,605, with no remainder.

Since 188,605 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,605, it is not a prime number.

Number	188,603	188,604	188,606	188,607
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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