Q: Is 279,172 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,172 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 279172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 71 142 284 983 1,966 3,932 69,793 139,586 and 279,172, with no remainder.
Since 279,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,172, it is not a prime number.