Q: Is 279,395 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,395 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 279395 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 19 85 95 173 323 865 1,615 2,941 3,287 14,705 16,435 55,879 and 279,395, with no remainder.
Since 279,395 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,395, it is not a prime number.