Q: Is 179,720 a Prime Number?
A: No, 179,720 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 179720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 4,493 8,986 17,972 22,465 35,944 44,930 89,860 and 179,720, with no remainder.
Since 179,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,720, it is not a prime number.