Q: Is 279,948 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,948 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 279948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 41 82 123 164 246 492 569 1,138 1,707 2,276 3,414 6,828 23,329 46,658 69,987 93,316 139,974 and 279,948, with no remainder.
Since 279,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,948, it is not a prime number.