Q: Is 198,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 198,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 198,462 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 198462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 31 33 62 66 93 97 186 194 291 341 582 682 1,023 1,067 2,046 2,134 3,007 3,201 6,014 6,402 9,021 18,042 33,077 66,154 99,231 and 198,462, with no remainder.

Since 198,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 198,462, 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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