Q: Is 170,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 170,996 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 170996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 31 62 124 197 217 394 434 788 868 1,379 2,758 5,516 6,107 12,214 24,428 42,749 85,498 and 170,996, with no remainder.
Since 170,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,996, it is not a prime number.