Q: Is 116,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 116,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 116,724 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 116724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 71 137 142 213 274 284 411 426 548 822 852 1,644 9,727 19,454 29,181 38,908 58,362 and 116,724, with no remainder.

Since 116,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 116,724, it is not a prime number.


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