Q: Is 179,908 a Prime Number?

A: No, 179,908 is not a prime number.

Why is 179,908 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 179908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 82 164 1,097 2,194 4,388 44,977 89,954 and 179,908, with no remainder.

Since 179,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,908, it is not a prime number.

Number	179,906	179,907	179,909	179,910
Prime?	no	no	yes	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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