Q: Is 229,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 229,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 229,502 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 229502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 26 91 97 169 182 194 338 679 1,183 1,261 1,358 2,366 2,522 8,827 16,393 17,654 32,786 114,751 and 229,502, with no remainder.

Since 229,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,502, 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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