Q: Is 279,250 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,250 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 279250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 125 250 1,117 2,234 5,585 11,170 27,925 55,850 139,625 and 279,250, with no remainder.
Since 279,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,250, it is not a prime number.