Q: Is 179,950 a Prime Number?

A: No, 179,950 is not a prime number.

Why is 179,950 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 179950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 59 61 118 122 295 305 590 610 1,475 1,525 2,950 3,050 3,599 7,198 17,995 35,990 89,975 and 179,950, with no remainder.

Since 179,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,950, it is not a prime number.

Number	179,948	179,949	179,951	179,952
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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