Q: Is 197,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 197,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 197,072 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 197072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 109 113 218 226 436 452 872 904 1,744 1,808 12,317 24,634 49,268 98,536 and 197,072, with no remainder.

Since 197,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 197,072, it is not a prime number.


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