Q: Is 279,702 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,702 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 279702 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 41 82 123 246 369 379 738 758 1,137 2,274 3,411 6,822 15,539 31,078 46,617 93,234 139,851 and 279,702, with no remainder.
Since 279,702 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,702, it is not a prime number.