Q: Is 279,495 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,495 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 279495 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 6,211 18,633 31,055 55,899 93,165 and 279,495, with no remainder.
Since 279,495 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,495, it is not a prime number.