Q: Is 117,143,397 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,143,397 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,143,397 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 117143397 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 71 213 497 639 1,491 4,473 26,189 78,567 183,323 235,701 549,969 1,649,907 1,859,419 5,578,257 13,015,933 16,734,771 39,047,799 and 117,143,397, with no remainder.

Since 117,143,397 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,143,397, 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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