Q: Is 188,658 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 188,658 is not a prime number.

Why is 188,658 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 188658 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 47 94 141 223 282 423 446 669 846 1,338 2,007 4,014 10,481 20,962 31,443 62,886 94,329 and 188,658, with no remainder.

Since 188,658 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,658, 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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