Q: Is 116,872 a Prime Number?

A: No, 116,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 116,872 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 116872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 2,087 4,174 8,348 14,609 16,696 29,218 58,436 and 116,872, with no remainder.

Since 116,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 116,872, it is not a prime number.

Number	116,870	116,871	116,873	116,874
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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