Q: Is 279,265 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,265 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 279265 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 79 101 395 505 553 707 2,765 3,535 7,979 39,895 55,853 and 279,265, with no remainder.
Since 279,265 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,265, it is not a prime number.