Q: Is 207,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 207,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 207,988 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 207988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 29 44 58 116 163 319 326 638 652 1,276 1,793 3,586 4,727 7,172 9,454 18,908 51,997 103,994 and 207,988, with no remainder.

Since 207,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 207,988, 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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