Q: Is 117,798 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,798 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,798 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 117798 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 29 58 87 174 677 1,354 2,031 4,062 19,633 39,266 58,899 and 117,798, with no remainder.

Since 117,798 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,798, it is not a prime number.


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