Q: Is 11,739 a Prime Number?

A: No, 11,739 is not a prime number.

Why is 11,739 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 11739 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 13 21 39 43 91 129 273 301 559 903 1,677 3,913 and 11,739, with no remainder.

Since 11,739 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,739, it is not a prime number.

Number	11,737	11,738	11,740	11,741
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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