Q: Is 188,901 a Prime Number?

A: No, 188,901 is not a prime number.

Why is 188,901 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 188901 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 139 151 417 453 1,251 1,359 20,989 62,967 and 188,901, with no remainder.

Since 188,901 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,901, it is not a prime number.

Number	188,899	188,900	188,902	188,903
Prime?	no	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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