Q: Is 279,165 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,165 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 279165 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 37 111 185 503 555 1,509 2,515 7,545 18,611 55,833 93,055 and 279,165, with no remainder.
Since 279,165 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,165, it is not a prime number.