Q: Is 178,960 a Prime Number?
A: No, 178,960 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 178960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 2,237 4,474 8,948 11,185 17,896 22,370 35,792 44,740 89,480 and 178,960, with no remainder.
Since 178,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,960, it is not a prime number.