Q: Is 117,177,617 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,177,617 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,177,617 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 117177617 can be evenly divided by 1 17 19 23 323 391 437 7,429 15,773 268,141 299,687 362,779 5,094,679 6,167,243 6,892,801 and 117,177,617, with no remainder.

Since 117,177,617 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,177,617, 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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