Q: Is 279,850 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,850 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 279850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 29 50 58 145 193 290 386 725 965 1,450 1,930 4,825 5,597 9,650 11,194 27,985 55,970 139,925 and 279,850, with no remainder.
Since 279,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,850, it is not a prime number.