Q: Is 228,501 a Prime Number?
A: No, 228,501 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 228501 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 13 21 27 31 39 63 81 91 93 117 189 217 273 279 351 403 567 651 819 837 1,053 1,209 1,953 2,457 2,511 2,821 3,627 5,859 7,371 8,463 10,881 17,577 25,389 32,643 76,167 and 228,501, with no remainder.
Since 228,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 228,501, it is not a prime number.