Q: Is 179,970 a Prime Number?
A: No, 179,970 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 179970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 42 70 105 210 857 1,714 2,571 4,285 5,142 5,999 8,570 11,998 12,855 17,997 25,710 29,995 35,994 59,990 89,985 and 179,970, with no remainder.
Since 179,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,970, it is not a prime number.