Q: Is 178,708 a Prime Number?
A: No, 178,708 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 178708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 43 86 172 1,039 2,078 4,156 44,677 89,354 and 178,708, with no remainder.
Since 178,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,708, it is not a prime number.