Q: Is 279,937 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,937 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 279937 can be evenly divided by 1 7 29 49 197 203 1,379 1,421 5,713 9,653 39,991 and 279,937, with no remainder.
Since 279,937 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,937, it is not a prime number.