Q: Is 199,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 199,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 199,948 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 199948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 37 74 148 193 259 386 518 772 1,036 1,351 2,702 5,404 7,141 14,282 28,564 49,987 99,974 and 199,948, with no remainder.

Since 199,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 199,948, 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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