Q: Is 279,908 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,908 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 279908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 29 38 58 76 116 127 254 508 551 1,102 2,204 2,413 3,683 4,826 7,366 9,652 14,732 69,977 139,954 and 279,908, with no remainder.
Since 279,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,908, it is not a prime number.