279 (number)
279 is the natural number following 278 and preceding 280.
In mathematics
- 279 is an odd composite number with two prime factors.
- Waring’s Conjecture is g=2n+⌊n⌋-2. When 8 is plugged in for n, the result is 279. That means that any positive integer can be formed with at most 279 numbers to the 8th power.
- 279 is the smallest number whose product of digits is 7 times the sum of its digits.
- 279 can be written as the sum of 4 nonzero perfect squares.