Q: Is 196,959 a Prime Number?
A: No, 196,959 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 196959 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 83 113 249 339 581 791 1,743 2,373 9,379 28,137 65,653 and 196,959, with no remainder.
Since 196,959 cannot be divided by just 1 and 196,959, it is not a prime number.