Q: Is 117,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,488 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 117488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 1,049 2,098 4,196 7,343 8,392 14,686 16,784 29,372 58,744 and 117,488, with no remainder.

Since 117,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,488, 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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