Q: Is 229,501 a Prime Number?

A: No, 229,501 is not a prime number.

Why is 229,501 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 229501 can be evenly divided by 1 19 47 257 893 4,883 12,079 and 229,501, with no remainder.

Since 229,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,501, it is not a prime number.

Number	229,499	229,500	229,502	229,503
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

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

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