Q: Is 173,987 a Prime Number?
A: No, 173,987 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 173987 can be evenly divided by 1 11 15,817 and 173,987, with no remainder.
Since 173,987 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,987, it is not a prime number.