Q: Is 279,973 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,973 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 279973 can be evenly divided by 1 17 43 383 731 6,511 16,469 and 279,973, with no remainder.
Since 279,973 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,973, it is not a prime number.