Q: Is 11,977 a Prime Number?

A: No, 11,977 is not a prime number.

Why is 11,977 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 11977 can be evenly divided by 1 7 29 59 203 413 1,711 and 11,977, with no remainder.

Since 11,977 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,977, it is not a prime number.

Number	11,975	11,976	11,978	11,979
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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