Q: Is 198,950 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 198,950 is not a prime number.

Why is 198,950 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 198950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 23 25 46 50 115 173 230 346 575 865 1,150 1,730 3,979 4,325 7,958 8,650 19,895 39,790 99,475 and 198,950, with no remainder.

Since 198,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 198,950, 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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