Q: Is 117,042,726 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,042,726 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,042,726 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 117042726 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 139 278 417 834 140,339 280,678 421,017 842,034 19,507,121 39,014,242 58,521,363 and 117,042,726, with no remainder.

Since 117,042,726 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,042,726, 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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