Q: Is 188,959 a Prime Number?

A: No, 188,959 is not a prime number.

Why is 188,959 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 188959 can be evenly divided by 1 37 5,107 and 188,959, with no remainder.

Since 188,959 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,959, it is not a prime number.

Number	188,957	188,958	188,960	188,961
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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