Q: Is 117,537 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,537 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,537 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 117537 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 29 87 193 203 579 609 1,351 4,053 5,597 16,791 39,179 and 117,537, with no remainder.

Since 117,537 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,537, it is not a prime number.


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