Q: Is 179,948 a Prime Number?
A: No, 179,948 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 179948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 44,987 89,974 and 179,948, with no remainder.
Since 179,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,948, it is not a prime number.