Q: Is 117,388,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,388,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,388,942 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 117388942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 349 698 3,839 7,678 15,289 30,578 168,179 336,358 5,335,861 10,671,722 58,694,471 and 117,388,942, with no remainder.

Since 117,388,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,388,942, 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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