Q: Is 198,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 198,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 198,840 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 198840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 1,657 3,314 4,971 6,628 8,285 9,942 13,256 16,570 19,884 24,855 33,140 39,768 49,710 66,280 99,420 and 198,840, with no remainder.

Since 198,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 198,840, 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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