Q: Is 117,909 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,909 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,909 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 117909 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 99 297 397 1,191 3,573 4,367 10,719 13,101 39,303 and 117,909, with no remainder.

Since 117,909 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,909, it is not a prime number.


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