Q: Is 11,871 a Prime Number?
A: No, 11,871 is 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 11871 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 1,319 3,957 and 11,871, with no remainder.
Since 11,871 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,871, it is not a prime number.