Q: Is 196,520 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 196,520 is not a prime number.

Why is 196,520 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 196520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 68 85 136 170 289 340 578 680 1,156 1,445 2,312 2,890 4,913 5,780 9,826 11,560 19,652 24,565 39,304 49,130 98,260 and 196,520, with no remainder.

Since 196,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 196,520, 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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