Q: Is 117,334,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,334,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,334,238 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 117334238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 119 238 493,001 986,002 3,451,007 6,902,014 8,381,017 16,762,034 58,667,119 and 117,334,238, with no remainder.

Since 117,334,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,334,238, 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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