Q: Is 172,998 a Prime Number?
A: No, 172,998 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 172998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 1,373 2,746 4,119 8,238 9,611 12,357 19,222 24,714 28,833 57,666 86,499 and 172,998, with no remainder.
Since 172,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,998, it is not a prime number.