Factors / Factors of 179

Factors of 179

1, 179

179 is prime: only factor pair is (1, 179), confirmed by trial division up to √179 ≈ 13.4 turning up nothing else. 179's full pair list is (1, 179), for 2 divisors in total. 179's divisors other than 179 itself sum to just 1, 178 below 179: the common deficient case. 179 is odd, digit sum 17 for 179; none of 2-12 divide 179 evenly. 179 has 2 divisors; 178 has 4 and 180 has 18, so 180 wins here. 179 divided by its largest divisor, 1, gives 179.