Q: Is 196,983 a Prime Number?
A: No, 196,983 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 196983 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 43 129 387 509 1,527 4,581 21,887 65,661 and 196,983, with no remainder.
Since 196,983 cannot be divided by just 1 and 196,983, it is not a prime number.