Q: Is 279,992 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,992 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 279992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 62 124 248 1,129 2,258 4,516 9,032 34,999 69,998 139,996 and 279,992, with no remainder.
Since 279,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,992, it is not a prime number.