Q: Is 187,520 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 187,520 is not a prime number.

Why is 187,520 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 187520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 293 320 586 640 1,172 1,465 2,344 2,930 4,688 5,860 9,376 11,720 18,752 23,440 37,504 46,880 93,760 and 187,520, with no remainder.

Since 187,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,520, 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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