Q: Is 179,840 a Prime Number?
A: No, 179,840 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 179840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 281 320 562 640 1,124 1,405 2,248 2,810 4,496 5,620 8,992 11,240 17,984 22,480 35,968 44,960 89,920 and 179,840, with no remainder.
Since 179,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,840, it is not a prime number.