Q: Is 117,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,980 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 117980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 68 85 170 340 347 694 1,388 1,735 3,470 5,899 6,940 11,798 23,596 29,495 58,990 and 117,980, with no remainder.

Since 117,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,980, it is not a prime number.


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