Q: Is 228,500 a Prime Number?
A: No, 228,500 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 228500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 457 500 914 1,828 2,285 4,570 9,140 11,425 22,850 45,700 57,125 114,250 and 228,500, with no remainder.
Since 228,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 228,500, it is not a prime number.