Q: Is 117,957 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 117,957 is not a prime number.

Why is 117,957 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 117957 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 41 123 137 287 411 861 959 2,877 5,617 16,851 39,319 and 117,957, with no remainder.

Since 117,957 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,957, 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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