Q: Is 179,955 a Prime Number?
A: No, 179,955 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 179955 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 31 43 45 93 129 135 155 215 279 387 465 645 837 1,161 1,333 1,395 1,935 3,999 4,185 5,805 6,665 11,997 19,995 35,991 59,985 and 179,955, with no remainder.
Since 179,955 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,955, it is not a prime number.