Q: Is 179,000 a Prime Number?
A: No, 179,000 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 179000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 179 200 250 358 500 716 895 1,000 1,432 1,790 3,580 4,475 7,160 8,950 17,900 22,375 35,800 44,750 89,500 and 179,000, with no remainder.
Since 179,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,000, it is not a prime number.