Q: Is 117,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,238 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 117238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 73 146 803 1,606 5,329 10,658 58,619 and 117,238, with no remainder.

Since 117,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,238, it is not a prime number.


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