Q: Is 173,988 a Prime Number?
A: No, 173,988 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 173988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 162 179 243 324 358 486 537 716 972 1,074 1,611 2,148 3,222 4,833 6,444 9,666 14,499 19,332 28,998 43,497 57,996 86,994 and 173,988, with no remainder.
Since 173,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,988, it is not a prime number.