Q: Is 197,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 197,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 197,001 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 197001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 53 59 63 159 177 371 413 477 531 1,113 1,239 3,127 3,339 3,717 9,381 21,889 28,143 65,667 and 197,001, with no remainder.

Since 197,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 197,001, it is not a prime number.


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