Q: Is 170,879 a Prime Number?
A: No, 170,879 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 170879 can be evenly divided by 1 107 1,597 and 170,879, with no remainder.
Since 170,879 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,879, it is not a prime number.