Q: Is 279,979 a Composite Number?
A: Yes, 279,979 is a composite number.
The number 279,979 can be evenly divided by 1 7 23 37 47 161 259 329 851 1,081 1,739 5,957 7,567 12,173 39,997 and 279,979, with no remainder.
Since 279,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,979, it is a composite number.