Q: Is 279,892 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,892 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 279892 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 167 334 419 668 838 1,676 69,973 139,946 and 279,892, with no remainder.
Since 279,892 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,892, it is not a prime number.