Q: Is 229,760 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 229,760 is not a prime number.

Why is 229,760 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 229760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 320 359 640 718 1,436 1,795 2,872 3,590 5,744 7,180 11,488 14,360 22,976 28,720 45,952 57,440 114,880 and 229,760, with no remainder.

Since 229,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 229,760, it is not a prime number.


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