Q: Is 197,372 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 197,372 is not a prime number.

Why is 197,372 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 197372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 19 28 38 49 53 76 98 106 133 196 212 266 371 532 742 931 1,007 1,484 1,862 2,014 2,597 3,724 4,028 5,194 7,049 10,388 14,098 28,196 49,343 98,686 and 197,372, with no remainder.

Since 197,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 197,372, it is not a prime number.


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