Q: Is 229,230 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 229,230 is not a prime number.

Why is 229,230 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 229230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 45 54 81 90 135 162 270 283 405 566 810 849 1,415 1,698 2,547 2,830 4,245 5,094 7,641 8,490 12,735 15,282 22,923 25,470 38,205 45,846 76,410 114,615 and 229,230, with no remainder.

Since 229,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,230, 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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