Q: Is 197,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 197,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 197,960 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 197960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 49 56 70 98 101 140 196 202 245 280 392 404 490 505 707 808 980 1,010 1,414 1,960 2,020 2,828 3,535 4,040 4,949 5,656 7,070 9,898 14,140 19,796 24,745 28,280 39,592 49,490 98,980 and 197,960, with no remainder.

Since 197,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 197,960, it is not a prime number.


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