Q: Is 11,817 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 11,817 is not a prime number.

Why is 11,817 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 11817 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 101 117 303 909 1,313 3,939 and 11,817, with no remainder.

Since 11,817 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,817, it is not a prime number.


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