Q: Is 169,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 169,996 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 169996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 42,499 84,998 and 169,996, with no remainder.
Since 169,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 169,996, it is not a prime number.