Q: Is 179,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 179,742 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 179742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 29 58 87 174 1,033 2,066 3,099 6,198 29,957 59,914 89,871 and 179,742, with no remainder.
Since 179,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,742, it is not a prime number.