Q: Is 117,712 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,712 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,712 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 117712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 1,051 2,102 4,204 7,357 8,408 14,714 16,816 29,428 58,856 and 117,712, with no remainder.

Since 117,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,712, 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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