Q: Is 116,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 116,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 116,840 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 116840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 40 46 92 115 127 184 230 254 460 508 635 920 1,016 1,270 2,540 2,921 5,080 5,842 11,684 14,605 23,368 29,210 58,420 and 116,840, with no remainder.

Since 116,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 116,840, 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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