Q: Is 179,072 a Prime Number?
A: No, 179,072 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 179072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 1,399 2,798 5,596 11,192 22,384 44,768 89,536 and 179,072, with no remainder.
Since 179,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,072, it is not a prime number.