Q: Is 178,900 a Prime Number?
A: No, 178,900 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 178900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 1,789 3,578 7,156 8,945 17,890 35,780 44,725 89,450 and 178,900, with no remainder.
Since 178,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,900, it is not a prime number.