Q: Is 117,558 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,558 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,558 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 117558 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 311 378 622 933 1,866 2,177 2,799 4,354 5,598 6,531 8,397 13,062 16,794 19,593 39,186 58,779 and 117,558, with no remainder.

Since 117,558 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,558, 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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