Q: Is 117,986 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,986 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,986 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 117986 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 31 62 173 341 346 682 1,903 3,806 5,363 10,726 58,993 and 117,986, with no remainder.

Since 117,986 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,986, 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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