Q: Is 117,237,836 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,237,836 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,237,836 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 117237836 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 58 116 1,010,671 2,021,342 4,042,684 29,309,459 58,618,918 and 117,237,836, with no remainder.

Since 117,237,836 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,237,836, 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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