Q: Is 117,242,205 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,242,205 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,242,205 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 117242205 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 47 141 235 705 166,301 498,903 831,505 2,494,515 7,816,147 23,448,441 39,080,735 and 117,242,205, with no remainder.

Since 117,242,205 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,242,205, 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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