Q: Is 1,176 a Prime Number?
A: No, 1,176 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 1176 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 49 56 84 98 147 168 196 294 392 588 and 1,176, with no remainder.
Since 1,176 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,176, it is not a prime number.