Q: Is 197,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 197,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 197,008 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 197008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 1,759 3,518 7,036 12,313 14,072 24,626 28,144 49,252 98,504 and 197,008, with no remainder.

Since 197,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 197,008, it is not a prime number.


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