Q: Is 179,985 a Prime Number?
A: No, 179,985 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 179985 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 13 15 39 65 71 169 195 213 355 507 845 923 1,065 2,535 2,769 4,615 11,999 13,845 35,997 59,995 and 179,985, with no remainder.
Since 179,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,985, it is not a prime number.