Q: Is 179,829 a Prime Number?

A: No, 179,829 is not a prime number.

Why is 179,829 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 179829 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 29 39 53 87 117 159 261 377 477 689 1,131 1,537 2,067 3,393 4,611 6,201 13,833 19,981 59,943 and 179,829, with no remainder.

Since 179,829 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,829, it is not a prime number.

Number	179,827	179,828	179,830	179,831
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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