Q: Is 179,838 a Prime Number?
A: No, 179,838 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 179838 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 97 103 194 206 291 309 582 618 873 927 1,746 1,854 9,991 19,982 29,973 59,946 89,919 and 179,838, with no remainder.
Since 179,838 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,838, it is not a prime number.