Q: Is 188,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 188,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 188,968 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 188968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 23 26 46 52 79 92 104 158 184 299 316 598 632 1,027 1,196 1,817 2,054 2,392 3,634 4,108 7,268 8,216 14,536 23,621 47,242 94,484 and 188,968, with no remainder.

Since 188,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,968, 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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