Q: Is 117,400 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,400 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,400 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 117400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 587 1,174 2,348 2,935 4,696 5,870 11,740 14,675 23,480 29,350 58,700 and 117,400, with no remainder.

Since 117,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,400, 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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