Q: Is 117,508,563 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,508,563 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,508,563 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 117508563 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 409 1,227 3,547 3,681 10,641 11,043 31,923 33,129 95,769 287,307 1,450,723 4,352,169 13,056,507 39,169,521 and 117,508,563, with no remainder.

Since 117,508,563 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,508,563, 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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