Q: Is 188,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 188,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 188,942 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 188942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 43 86 169 338 559 1,118 2,197 4,394 7,267 14,534 94,471 and 188,942, with no remainder.

Since 188,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 188,942, it is not a prime number.


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