Q: Is 117,738 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,738 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,738 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 117738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 31 62 93 186 211 279 422 558 633 1,266 1,899 3,798 6,541 13,082 19,623 39,246 58,869 and 117,738, with no remainder.

Since 117,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,738, 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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