Q: Is 198,237 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 198,237 is not a prime number.

Why is 198,237 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 198237 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 17 23 39 51 69 169 221 299 391 507 663 897 1,173 2,873 3,887 5,083 8,619 11,661 15,249 66,079 and 198,237, with no remainder.

Since 198,237 cannot be divided by just 1 and 198,237, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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