Q: Is 117,963 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,963 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,963 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 117963 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 153 257 459 771 2,313 4,369 6,939 13,107 39,321 and 117,963, with no remainder.

Since 117,963 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,963, 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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