Q: Is 179,728 a Prime Number?
A: No, 179,728 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 179728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 47 94 188 239 376 478 752 956 1,912 3,824 11,233 22,466 44,932 89,864 and 179,728, with no remainder.
Since 179,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,728, it is not a prime number.