Q: Is 179,420 a Prime Number?
A: No, 179,420 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 179420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 8,971 17,942 35,884 44,855 89,710 and 179,420, with no remainder.
Since 179,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,420, it is not a prime number.