Q: Is 196,197 a Prime Number?
A: No, 196,197 is 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 196197 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 3,847 11,541 65,399 and 196,197, with no remainder.
Since 196,197 cannot be divided by just 1 and 196,197, it is not a prime number.