Q: Is 279,120 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,120 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 279120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 1,163 2,326 3,489 4,652 5,815 6,978 9,304 11,630 13,956 17,445 18,608 23,260 27,912 34,890 46,520 55,824 69,780 93,040 139,560 and 279,120, with no remainder.
Since 279,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,120, it is not a prime number.