Q: Is 187,460 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 187,460 is not a prime number.

Why is 187,460 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 187460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 13 14 20 26 28 35 52 65 70 91 103 130 140 182 206 260 364 412 455 515 721 910 1,030 1,339 1,442 1,820 2,060 2,678 2,884 3,605 5,356 6,695 7,210 9,373 13,390 14,420 18,746 26,780 37,492 46,865 93,730 and 187,460, with no remainder.

Since 187,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,460, 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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