Q: Is 199,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 199,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 199,001 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 199001 can be evenly divided by 1 11 79 229 869 2,519 18,091 and 199,001, with no remainder.

Since 199,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 199,001, it is not a prime number.


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