Q: Is 117,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,720 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 117720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 109 120 135 180 216 218 270 327 360 436 540 545 654 872 981 1,080 1,090 1,308 1,635 1,962 2,180 2,616 2,943 3,270 3,924 4,360 4,905 5,886 6,540 7,848 9,810 11,772 13,080 14,715 19,620 23,544 29,430 39,240 58,860 and 117,720, with no remainder.

Since 117,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,720, it is not a prime number.


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