Q: Is 170,978 a Prime Number?
A: No, 170,978 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 170978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 53 106 1,613 3,226 85,489 and 170,978, with no remainder.
Since 170,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,978, it is not a prime number.