Q: Is 179,004 a Prime Number?

A: No, 179,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 179,004 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 179004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 2,131 4,262 6,393 8,524 12,786 14,917 25,572 29,834 44,751 59,668 89,502 and 179,004, with no remainder.

Since 179,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,004, it is not a prime number.

Number	179,002	179,003	179,005	179,006
Prime?	no	no	no	no

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

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