Q: Is 117,387,678 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,387,678 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,387,678 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 117387678 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 43 86 129 258 454,991 909,982 1,364,973 2,729,946 19,564,613 39,129,226 58,693,839 and 117,387,678, with no remainder.

Since 117,387,678 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,387,678, 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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