Q: Is 179,279 a Prime Number?
A: No, 179,279 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 179279 can be evenly divided by 1 61 2,939 and 179,279, with no remainder.
Since 179,279 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,279, it is not a prime number.