Q: Is 11,788 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 11,788 is not a prime number.

Why is 11,788 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 11788 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 421 842 1,684 2,947 5,894 and 11,788, with no remainder.

Since 11,788 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,788, it is not a prime number.


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