Q: Is 279,743 a Prime Number?
A: No, 279,743 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 279743 can be evenly divided by 1 41 6,823 and 279,743, with no remainder.
Since 279,743 cannot be divided by just 1 and 279,743, it is not a prime number.