Q: Is 172,988 a Prime Number?
A: No, 172,988 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 172988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 59 118 236 733 1,466 2,932 43,247 86,494 and 172,988, with no remainder.
Since 172,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,988, it is not a prime number.