Q: Is 229,540 a Prime Number?
A: No, 229,540 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 229540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 46 92 115 230 460 499 998 1,996 2,495 4,990 9,980 11,477 22,954 45,908 57,385 114,770 and 229,540, with no remainder.
Since 229,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,540, it is not a prime number.