Q: Is 116,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 116,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 116,740 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 116740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 260 449 898 1,796 2,245 4,490 5,837 8,980 11,674 23,348 29,185 58,370 and 116,740, with no remainder.

Since 116,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 116,740, it is not a prime number.


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