Q: Is 196,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 196,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 196,742 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 196742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 23 26 46 47 91 94 161 182 299 322 329 598 611 658 1,081 1,222 2,093 2,162 4,186 4,277 7,567 8,554 14,053 15,134 28,106 98,371 and 196,742, with no remainder.

Since 196,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 196,742, 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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