Q: Is 179,920 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 179,920 is not a prime number.

Why is 179,920 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 179920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 40 52 65 80 104 130 173 208 260 346 520 692 865 1,040 1,384 1,730 2,249 2,768 3,460 4,498 6,920 8,996 11,245 13,840 17,992 22,490 35,984 44,980 89,960 and 179,920, with no remainder.

Since 179,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,920, it is not a prime number.


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