Q: Is 196,837 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 196,837 is a prime number.

Why is 196,837 a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 196837 can be evenly divided by 1 and 196,837, with no remainder.

Since 196,837 can be divided by just 1 and 196,837, it is a prime number.

Number	196,835	196,836	196,838	196,839
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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