Q: Is 117,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,872 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 117872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 53 106 139 212 278 424 556 848 1,112 2,224 7,367 14,734 29,468 58,936 and 117,872, with no remainder.

Since 117,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,872, it is not a prime number.


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