Q: Is 159,790 a Prime Number?
A: No, 159,790 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 159790 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 19 29 38 58 95 145 190 290 551 841 1,102 1,682 2,755 4,205 5,510 8,410 15,979 31,958 79,895 and 159,790, with no remainder.
Since 159,790 cannot be divided by just 1 and 159,790, it is not a prime number.