Q: Is 196,540 a Prime Number?
A: No, 196,540 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 196540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 31 62 124 155 310 317 620 634 1,268 1,585 3,170 6,340 9,827 19,654 39,308 49,135 98,270 and 196,540, with no remainder.
Since 196,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 196,540, it is not a prime number.