Q: Is 228,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 228,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 228,720 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 228720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 953 1,906 2,859 3,812 4,765 5,718 7,624 9,530 11,436 14,295 15,248 19,060 22,872 28,590 38,120 45,744 57,180 76,240 114,360 and 228,720, with no remainder.

Since 228,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 228,720, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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