Q: Is 170,987 a Prime Number?
A: No, 170,987 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 170987 can be evenly divided by 1 163 1,049 and 170,987, with no remainder.
Since 170,987 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,987, it is not a prime number.