Q: Is 279,804 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,804 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 279804 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 3,331 6,662 9,993 13,324 19,986 23,317 39,972 46,634 69,951 93,268 139,902 and 279,804, with no remainder.
Since 279,804 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,804, it is not a prime number.