Q: Is 199,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 199,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 199,008 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 199008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 691 1,382 2,073 2,764 4,146 5,528 6,219 8,292 11,056 12,438 16,584 22,112 24,876 33,168 49,752 66,336 99,504 and 199,008, with no remainder.

Since 199,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 199,008, it is not a prime number.


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