Q: Is 198,100 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 198,100 is not a prime number.

Why is 198,100 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 198100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 140 175 283 350 566 700 1,132 1,415 1,981 2,830 3,962 5,660 7,075 7,924 9,905 14,150 19,810 28,300 39,620 49,525 99,050 and 198,100, with no remainder.

Since 198,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 198,100, it is not a prime number.


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