Q: Is 279,950 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,950 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 279950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 22 25 50 55 110 275 509 550 1,018 2,545 5,090 5,599 11,198 12,725 25,450 27,995 55,990 139,975 and 279,950, with no remainder.
Since 279,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,950, it is not a prime number.