Q: Is 117,800 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,800 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,800 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 117800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 25 31 38 40 50 62 76 95 100 124 152 155 190 200 248 310 380 475 589 620 760 775 950 1,178 1,240 1,550 1,900 2,356 2,945 3,100 3,800 4,712 5,890 6,200 11,780 14,725 23,560 29,450 58,900 and 117,800, with no remainder.

Since 117,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,800, 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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