Q: Is 117,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,942 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 117942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 1,787 3,574 5,361 10,722 19,657 39,314 58,971 and 117,942, with no remainder.

Since 117,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,942, it is not a prime number.


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