Q: Is 199,938 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 199,938 is not a prime number.

Why is 199,938 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 199938 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 47 94 141 282 709 1,418 2,127 4,254 33,323 66,646 99,969 and 199,938, with no remainder.

Since 199,938 cannot be divided by just 1 and 199,938, 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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