Q: Is 117,438 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,438 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,438 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 117438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 37 46 69 74 111 138 222 529 851 1,058 1,587 1,702 2,553 3,174 5,106 19,573 39,146 58,719 and 117,438, with no remainder.

Since 117,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,438, it is not a prime number.


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