Q: Is 188,908 a Prime Number?

A: No, 188,908 is not a prime number.

Why is 188,908 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 188908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 83 166 332 569 1,138 2,276 47,227 94,454 and 188,908, with no remainder.

Since 188,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,908, it is not a prime number.

Number	188,906	188,907	188,909	188,910
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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