Q: Is 279,335 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,335 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 279335 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 23 35 115 161 347 805 1,735 2,429 7,981 12,145 39,905 55,867 and 279,335, with no remainder.
Since 279,335 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,335, it is not a prime number.