Q: Is 179,006 a Prime Number?

A: No, 179,006 is not a prime number.

Why is 179,006 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 179006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 41 59 74 82 118 1,517 2,183 2,419 3,034 4,366 4,838 89,503 and 179,006, with no remainder.

Since 179,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,006, it is not a prime number.

Number	179,004	179,005	179,007	179,008
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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