Q: Is 173,879 a Prime Number?
A: No, 173,879 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 173879 can be evenly divided by 1 31 71 79 2,201 2,449 5,609 and 173,879, with no remainder.
Since 173,879 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,879, it is not a prime number.