Q: Is 279,079 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,079 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 279079 can be evenly divided by 1 73 3,823 and 279,079, with no remainder.
Since 279,079 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,079, it is not a prime number.