Q: Is 178,279 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 178,279 is not a prime number.

Why is 178,279 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 178279 can be evenly divided by 1 17 10,487 and 178,279, with no remainder.

Since 178,279 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,279, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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