Q: Is 71,179 a Prime Number?
A: No, 71,179 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 71179 can be evenly divided by 1 17 53 79 901 1,343 4,187 and 71,179, with no remainder.
Since 71,179 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,179, it is not a prime number.