Q: Is 117,971 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,971 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,971 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 117971 can be evenly divided by 1 7 19 133 887 6,209 16,853 and 117,971, with no remainder.

Since 117,971 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,971, it is not a prime number.


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