Q: Is 116,739 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 116,739 is not a prime number.

Why is 116,739 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 116739 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 17 21 51 63 109 119 153 327 357 763 981 1,071 1,853 2,289 5,559 6,867 12,971 16,677 38,913 and 116,739, with no remainder.

Since 116,739 cannot be divided by just 1 and 116,739, it is not a prime number.


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