Q: Is 118,712 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 118,712 is not a prime number.

Why is 118,712 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 118712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 19 22 38 44 71 76 88 142 152 209 284 418 568 781 836 1,349 1,562 1,672 2,698 3,124 5,396 6,248 10,792 14,839 29,678 59,356 and 118,712, with no remainder.

Since 118,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 118,712, it is not a prime number.


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