Q: Is 196,508 a Prime Number?
A: No, 196,508 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 196508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 3,779 7,558 15,116 49,127 98,254 and 196,508, with no remainder.
Since 196,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 196,508, it is not a prime number.