Q: Is 165,979 a Prime Number?
A: No, 165,979 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 165979 can be evenly divided by 1 11 79 191 869 2,101 15,089 and 165,979, with no remainder.
Since 165,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 165,979, it is not a prime number.