Q: Is 279,871 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,871 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 279871 can be evenly divided by 1 17 101 163 1,717 2,771 16,463 and 279,871, with no remainder.
Since 279,871 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,871, it is not a prime number.