Q: Is 188,750 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 188,750 is not a prime number.

Why is 188,750 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 188750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 125 151 250 302 625 755 1,250 1,510 3,775 7,550 18,875 37,750 94,375 and 188,750, with no remainder.

Since 188,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,750, it is not a prime number.


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Number 188,748188,749188,751188,752
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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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